Drama Terms
These are large sections of a play that are written in Roman Numeral Form. (Romeo & Juliet has 5)
What are Acts?
A person who promotes change or enables change within an organization.
What is a Change Agent?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
This is a reference to something commonly known outside of the reading.
Allusion
You are such a Scrooge!
This is a long uninterrupted speech given by one character onstage to everyone
What is a Monologue?
To publicly recommend or support
What is to advocate?
A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
This is a type of word that imitates a sound.
What is Onomatopoeia?
The clouds danced across the sky.
What is personification?
This is a short speech given by one character, traditionally the other characters on stage cannot hear it.
What is an Aside?
This is action in favor of a cause.
What is activism?
An extreme exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
When two words or phrases are used together that have, or seem to have, opposite meanings.
What is an oxymoron?
I am so hungry I could eat a horse!
What is hyperbole?
This is when one character gives a long speech by himself or herself on stage.
What is a soliloquy?
True or False: Being the 1st follower is an act of Leadership.
What is True?
Repetition of the same letter sound in a sentence.
What is Alliteration?
The repetition of a vowel sounds in a sentence.
What is Assonance?
Jumbo Shrimp
What is an oxymoron?
A line of verse composed of 10 syllables arranged in 5 metrical feet, each of which consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
Giving Human Characteristics to Non-human things.
Personification
What is Imagery?
The bright kite took flight.
What is Assonance?