Elements of a Drama

A person who writes dramatic work or a play is not called an author. They are called...

• writer

• author

• playwright

• Shakespeare

Drama is a ___ of written dialogue and stage action. It is often written to be performed on stage in front of an audience.

• thing

• literary device

• literary element

• literary genre

Dramatic works share many of the same features as other literary genres in that they employ all of the following elements of fiction except...

• plot

• style

• setting

• characters

• theme

What sets a dramatic work apart from other literary genres?

• dialogue

• plot

• setting

• theme

In a drama, ___ is the spoken words between two or more characters.

• speech

• dialogue

• conversation

• bologna

In a play, the lines of dialogue are preceded by the name of the person hearing them.

• true

• false

Drama includes stage directions which are instructions that typically indicate all of the following except...

• movement

• position

• actor

• tone

___ are the major divisions of a drama.

• episodes

• scenes

• chapters

• acts

___ are often used to show a change of location or the passing of time.

• episodes

• scenes

• chapters

• acts

Dramas typically have a ____, or a main character.

• protagonist

• antagonist

• dynamic character

• static character