R&J Dramatic Elements

What is the term for a character in a story or play whose traits are in direct contrast to those of the main character?

• Character Foil

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Narrator

What is a lyric poem that consists of 14 lines in iambic pentameter: 8 quatrains and a couplet called?

• Sonnet

• Ballad

• Haiku

• Ode

What is used to give the audience insight to the speaker's thoughts and character?

• Monologue

• Dialogue

• Narration

• Aside

What is the dramatic convention in which a speech is given by a character while or as alone; literally 'talking to one's self'?

• Soliloquy

• Monologue

• Aside

• Dialogue

What is it called when the audience knows a key piece of information that a character in a play, movie, or novel does not?

• Dramatic Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Metaphor

Fill in the blank: A play on words with two or more different meanings or words that sound alike but have different meaning is called a _______.

• Pun

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Irony

Fill in the blank: A comparison between two things that are similar in someways but otherwise unalike is called an _______.

• Analogy

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Fill in the blank: A figure of speech that references a famous person, place, event, or literary work (implied or direct) is called an _______.

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Fill in the blank: A major idea broad enough to cover the story (lesson learned) that may be stated or implied is called a _______.

• Theme

• Plot

• Character

• Setting

Fill in the blank: A line spoken by one character to the audience so that the other characters on stage don’t hear is called an _______.

• Aside

• Monologue

• Dialogue

• Soliloquy