Vocabulary
When you can do something because you know how, what is that called?
ability
When you shape something into loops and rings, what is that called?
coiled
When something is awesome or grand, what is that called?
stately
Who is the author of a drama?
playwright
The words and lines from the scripts that the characters say aloud is called _____________.
dialogue
When you practice a play, song, or dance many times so that you are prepared, what is that called?
rehearse
What is the name of a person who is very poor and may work as a farmer called?
peasant
When you have a pause that shows that you are unsure about doing something, what is that called?
hesitation
What are the objects used on stage to help tell the story called?
props
The main sections of a drama can be made of several scenes, kind of like chapters in a book are called?
an act(s)
When a person gives a performance to show what they can do, what is that called?
audition
When you tell a lie or try to make them believe something that is not true, what is that called?
deceive
What is something that is heavy to carry physically or emotionally called?
burden
The scenery, background, and furniture used on stage to help show the setting of the play is called the ____.
set
Directions that tell the actors what to do, these words are not meant to be spoken aloud are called ________
_______________.
stage directions
What is the name of a person who acts in plays, movies, or other performances called?
actor
When a person is famous or important, what are they called?
eminent
When you are trying to keep your friend from worrying about something, what is that called?
reassuring
The people, animals, or things that the story is about, just like the characters in a fictional story are called _______________.
characters
What is a theme?
The theme is the main message, lesson, or moral of the text.
When a story is long and detailed about a heroic event, what kind of story is that?
saga
What is a painted curtain or wall that shows the setting of a scene called?
backdrop
When something is not seen by anyone it goes by ________________.
unnoticed
A literary work written in play format (script) that includes dialogue and stage directions and is meant to be performed is called a _______.
drama
Bonus: What was the theme of the Rainbow Fish Story?
sharing, kindness, and friendship