Elements of Drama
What element am I?
Any object that is worn by the actors on stage.
What is COSTUME?
Give me the correct pronoun
George wants to go into politics: he finds _____ exciting.
What is IT?
Gerund, Participle or Infinitive?
My mother likes to hike.
What is INFINITIVE?
Misplaced or dangling?
Emma Sue was delighted when Mr. Nguyen returned her perfect calculus test with an ear-to-ear grin.
What is MISPLACED?
What element am I?
simply the barriers your main character must overcome to achieve his/her goal.
WHAT IS CONFLICT?
What element am I?
An actor speaking their thoughts out loud for the audience to hear.
What is SOLILOQUY?
Give me the correct pronoun
People shouldn't worry about ________ past mistakes; instead, they reflect on these.
What is THEIR?
Gerund, Participle or Infinitive?
There are many hiking trails near us.
What is PARTICIPLE?
Misplaced or dangling?
Scrubbing the tile grout with bleach and an old toothbrush, the mildew stains began to fade.
What is DANGLING?
What element am I?
This is the beginning point of your story: premise, location, time frame.
WHAT IS SETUP?
What element am I?
The series of events that make up the entirety of the story.
What is PLOT?
Give me the correct pronoun
The Washington team was opportunistic; _____ took advantage of every break.
What is IT?
Gerund, Participle or Infinitive?
She once had a frightening hike near a bear.
What is PARTICIPLE?
Misplaced or dangling?
To finish by the 3 p.m. deadline, the computer keyboard sang with Sylvia's flying fingers.
WHAT IS DANGLING?
What element am I?
This is the moment you having been building up to since page one, word one. The final confrontation. It must always be in the synopsis.
WHAT IS THE CLIMAX?
What element am I?
A character who has an attitude that is opposite to another character in the story.
What is FOIL CHARACTER?
Give me the correct pronoun
If any of the sisters needs a ride, _____ can call me.
What is SHE?
Gerund, Participle or Infinitive?
He likes running in the rain.
What is GERUND?
Misplaced or dangling?
Attached to the email, Charlotte sent her boyfriend Byron another photographic self-portrait with eerie red eyes.
WHAT IS MISPLACED?
What element am I?
The moment of reckoning should always be in the synopsis.
WHAT IS THE BLACK MOMENT?
What element am I?
The instructions to the actors, director, and stage crew that might suggest scenery, lighting, sound effects, and ways for actors to move and speak
What is STAGE DIRECTIONS?
Give me the correct pronoun
The jury members gave ____ individual opinions.
What is THEIR?
Gerund, Participle or Infinitive?
It's important for him to run every day.
What is INFINITIVE?
Misplaced or dangling?
Closing the hotel room door and pulling the heavy suitcase to the elevator, the relaxing beach vacation came to an end.
WHAT IS DANGLING?
What element am I?
This includes background, personality, occupation--everything that makes your character who he/she is. It does not, however, include a physical description of the character.
WHAT IS CHARACTERIZATION?