Elements of Drama

a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings. Example: The pigs were a squeal.

• pun
• irony
• idiom
• joke

a word or a phrase with more than one meaning: For example, in the title of the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" the word GAME may refer to the prey being hunted or it may refer to the act of hunting.

• double entendre
• irony
• foil
• aside

A character who is almost exactly the opposite of another character, used to make a comparison.

• Foil
• Pun
• Plot
• Aside

A person or group of people who act as a narrator, commentator, or general audience to action of the play

• Chorus
• Double Entendre
• Pun
• Iambic Pentameter

a division of an act presenting continuous action in one place.

• scene
• part
• dialogue
• foil

The point of tension that moves the story forward...

• conflict
• rising action
• setting
• climax

The major character in the play whose ideas and/or values conflict with those of the main character.

• antagonist
• protagonist
• flat
• round

Character(s) around whom the story revolves; they are usually the main or most important characters

• protagonist
• antagonist
• dynamic
• static

A form of literature written for performance...

• Drama
• Fiction
• Nonfiction
• Poetry

Soliloquy

• A solitary speech in which the character is speaking to himself or herself
• People, animals, or objects who do the acting in a play
• specific elements used in a play that make it unique compared to other genres
• Any moveable object that appears on stage during a performance, from a couch to a dresser.