Drama Terms

Flashback

• Describing an incident that occurred prior to the story's main time-frame

• The document that contains the story

• A synonym for "play"

• A hint at future events

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Foreshadowing

• An incident that occurred prior to the story's main time-frame

• A hint of what is to come

• Words spoken by the character directly to the audience

• A playwright's descriptive comments

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Drama

• The author of the play

• The document that contains the story

• A synonym for "play"

• A major division in a play

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Aside

• A smaller section in a play

• An imaginary person who inhabits a literary work

• Speaking parts in a script

• Words spoken by the actor directly to the audience

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Character/Actor

• The author of the play

• An imaginary person who inhabits a literary work

• Someone who experiences change throughout the play

• Someone who does not experience change throughout the play

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Dynamic Character

• Someone who experiences change throughout the play

• An imaginary character who inhabits a literary work

• Someone who does not experience change throughout the play

• The author of the play

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Playwright

• The correct theme of the play

• The author of the play

• The document that contains the story

• Speaking parts in a script

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Props

• The articles/objects that appear on stage

• A major division in a play

• The pamphlet given to audience members

• The smaller section in a play

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Static Character

• The author of the play

• Someone who experiences change throughout a play

• Someone who does not experience change throughout a play

• An imaginary person who inhabits a literary work

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Scene

• A major division in a play

• Indicates time and change in a play

• The document that contains the story

• The speaking parts in a play

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.3