Monologues, Soliloquies, Asides, Oh My!
In a play about a struggling football team, the team captain gets up and gives a speech to the rest of his team in the locker room during halftime. He tells them that they can't give up, that they have to keep pushing forward.
What is that speech and example of?
1. Monologue
2. Soliliquy
3. Aside
Monologue
What is this?
Ashley is as fast as a road runner.
Simile
What is the following an example of?
She is the wind.
Metaphor
At the beginning of the school day Jacob trips and falls in front of the whole school and says, "this day couldn't get any worse," but then later finds out he failed every class. What is this an example of?
Foreshadowing
Anakin starts as the chosen one, but ends up becoming evil as he was almost killed and his loved ones betrayed him. What is this an example of?
1. Comedy
2. Tragedy
3. History
Tragedy
What is the definition for each of the following?
1. Monologue
2. Soliloquy
3. Aside
Ms. Isola decides
What is this?
The sun kissed her cheeks.
Personification
What is writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid?
Figurative Language
What is this an example of?
Ms. Isola walks in and says,
"I just hate teaching"
Verbal Irony
What is the climax in a drama?
The most exciting part
In a play, a character named Miranda is making fun of another character named Eleanor. Miranda says Eleanor will never have any friends and then Miranda exits off stage. Eleanor then gives a speech to the audience talking about how, at one point, Eleanor and Miranda were best friends.
Which of the following would best describe the speech Eleanor gave?
1. Monologue
2. Soliloquy
3. Aside
Soliloquy
What is the following an example of?
same difference
Oxymoron
Chalinelle and Blake are both only children of rich parents, but Blake uses his family's wealth to bully others while Chalinelle uses hers to help others. What are they an example of?
Foil Character/Pair
In the play, the audience sees the main character hide inside a closet while the killer looks for them. The killer says,
"Well, they wouldn't be dumb enough to hide in the closet" and doesn't check the closet for the MC.
What is this an example of?
Dramatic Irony
What is the script of "Romeo and Juliet" mostly made up of?
1. Monologues
2. Stage Directions
3. Dialogue
4. Drama
Dialogue
What is the point of Monologues, soliloquies, and asides?
To reveal the true thoughts or motivations of a character
You evade more taxes than Grunckle Stan.
Allusion
What is a comedy?
A drama that has a happy ending.
A teacher gets mad at their students for failing the test, only for the teacher to go home, take and fail the same test.
What is this an example of?
Situational Irony
What is the following an example of (2 answers!)?
Dave: I can't believe you would cheat on the test!
Dave throws his hands up in the air and paces back and forth
Dialogue and Stage Directions
What is the following an example of?:
Romeo: “Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight!
For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.”
1. Monologue
2. Soliliquy
3. Aside
Aside
What is the following an example of?
The cat meowed at the crow.
onomatopoeia
What is a tragedy?
A play where the ending ends with the main character's downfall.
What are the two types of conflict and their definitions?
External and Internal
Sara is struggling to decide if she should trust her old best friend, or her new best friend.
What type of conflict is this?
Internal