Dramatic Terms

a large section of a play

• act

• affix

• alliteration

• author's purpose

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

dialogue

• the final event in a story
• drama - what is being spoken by the cast of characters
• a work meant to be performed on a stage
• can be measured, observed, and/or verified by an expert

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

drama

• the final event in a story
• drama - what is being spoken by the cast of characters
• a work meant to be performed on a stage
• can be measured, observed, and/or verified by an expert

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

drama - a small section of a play

• rhyme scheme
• rising action
• scene
• setting

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

where and when a story takes place

• rhyme scheme
• rising action
• scene
• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

stage directions

• figurative language - a direct comparison using like or as
• drama - tells feelings, settings, or actions in a play
• poetry - group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in prose
• tells the main points from the beginning, middle, and end of a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Where the story takes place

• setting
• simile
• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Information or instructions to the actors in a PLAY or other script

• stanza
• setting
• stage directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.10

a play

• alliteration
• personification
• drama

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is a playwright?

• The characters in a play
• The special character outside the story who tells us what's happening
• A person who writes plays
• The main character

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D