Drama Terms
This is the main character in a drama, often facing a conflict.
Who is the protagonist?
A group of lines in a poem is called this.
What is a stanza?
Most dramas are divided into these, which are like chapters in a book.
What are acts?
The words characters speak aloud in a drama.
What is dialogue?
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
The opposite of the protagonist, often creating conflict
Who is the antagonist?
The repeating pattern of sounds at the end of lines in a poem.
What is rhyme scheme?
The smaller sections within acts are called this.
What are scenes?
Directions in the script that tell actors how to move or speak.
What are stage directions?
Giving human qualities to non-human objects or ideas.
What is personification?
This type of character remains mostly the same throughout the play, often highlighting the changes in other characters.
What is a static character?
This is the deliberate arrangement of lines, stanzas, and rhyme in a poem that helps emphasize its meaning or mood.
What is the poem’s structure?
The part of the drama that introduces the setting, characters, and conflict.
What is the exposition?
When a character speaks to themselves or reveals inner thoughts without addressing anyone.
What is monologue?
A figure of speech that exaggerates for effect.
What is hyperbole?
This is a character who undergoes significant internal change, often learning a lesson or shifting perspective by the end of the drama.
What is a dynamic character?
When lines in a poem do not rhyme, but have a natural rhythm, it is called this.
What is free verse?
he moment of greatest tension in a drama, often a turning point.
What is the climax?
A drama’s stage directions are usually written in this style to distinguish them from dialogue.
What is italicized or in parentheses?
A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens, often creating humor or suspense.
What is irony?