Shakespeare drama terms
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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Act
a unit of action, often a subdivision of an act
a major division in a play
a fourteen line poem with a fixed rhyme scheme
a verse line of ten syllables with five stresses and no rhyme
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Scene
a unit of action, often a subdivision of an act
a major division in a play
a conversation between two or more people, or speech that is written down as part of a piece of narrative text
a monologue that is delivered when the character is alone
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Dialogue
a monologue that is delivered when the character is alone
when a fictional character breaks away from the events of the story to talk to themselves or directly to the audience
a conversation between two or more people, or speech that is written down as part of a piece of narrative text
a literary technique and a form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Tragedy
branch of drama that treats in a serious and dignified style the sorrowful or terrible events encountered or caused by a heroic individual
a relief from the emotional tension especially of a drama that is provided by the interposition of a comic episode or element
a person of noble birth with heroic or potentially heroic qualities
love that is not mutual or reciprocated; one person loves someone who does not love them back
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Theme
what drives a character to say what he says and to do what he does
someone who contrasts with another character – usually the main character – to highlight their qualities
the inferred stance taken on the central topic or message of a story
the main idea of the story
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Motivation
the inferred stance taken on the central topic or message of a story
what drives a character to say what he says and to do what he does
the principal opponent or foil of the main character, who is referred to as the protagonist, in a drama or narrative
a relief from the emotional tension especially of a drama that is provided by the interposition of a comic episode or element
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Protagonist
someone who contrasts with another character – usually the main character – to highlight their qualities
the principal opponent or foil of the main character, who is referred to as the protagonist, in a drama or narrative
a person of noble birth with heroic or potentially heroic qualities
the character who drives the action--the character whose fate matters most
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
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