Drama Terms Quiz

What is the definition of genre?

• A type of drama or literature that shows the downfall or destruction of a noble or outstanding person.

• The time and place of the story or play.

• A division type or group of literature.

• A conversation between characters.

What is the definition of blank verse?

• A long uninterrupted speech made by a character on the stage.

• Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines.

• The sequence of events in a literary work.

• The struggle within the play - can be external or internal.

What is the definition of simile?

• A type of drama or literature that shows the downfall or destruction of a noble or outstanding person.

• Compares one thing to another using like or as.

• The preface or introduction to a literary work.

• Brief remark by one character to the audience while other actors are on the stage.

What is the definition of plot?

• The message or moral of the story or play - the central idea or lesson of the work.

• The highest point in the story or play.

• The struggle within the play - can be external or internal.

• The sequence of events in a literary work.

What is the definition of conflict?

• The time and place of the story or play.

• A division type or group of literature.

• The struggle within the play - can be external or internal.

• A conversation between characters.

What is the definition of prologue?

• A type of drama or literature that shows the downfall or destruction of a noble or outstanding person.

• The preface or introduction to a literary work.

• Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines.

• Brief remark by one character to the audience while other actors are on the stage.

What is the definition of aside?

• A long uninterrupted speech made by a character on the stage.

• Compares one thing to another without using like or as.

• Brief remark by one character to the audience while other actors are on the stage.

• A conversation between characters.

What is the definition of drama?

• The message or moral of the story or play - the central idea or lesson of the work.

• A story written to be performed by actors.

• The highest point in the story or play.

• The sequence of events in a literary work.

What is the definition of dialogue?

• The time and place of the story or play.

• A division type or group of literature.

• A conversation between characters.

• The struggle within the play - can be external or internal.

What is the definition of monologue?

• A type of drama or literature that shows the downfall or destruction of a noble or outstanding person.

• The preface or introduction to a literary work.

• A long uninterrupted speech made by a character on the stage.

• Brief remark by one character to the audience while other actors are on the stage.