Terms for Drama Quiz

An ______ is a subdivision of a play.

Those that view the play and should be responsive to the actions and feelings portrayed in the play are called______

lines that are spoken by a character directly to the audience

__________a scene in a story or play which is intended to relieve the audience from tension or heightened emotion after and just before tragic or serious scenes.

A subdivision of an act in a play is called a

________a work of literature designed to be performed in front of an audience

_______ is the central idea presented in the play - a message about life, society, or human nature.

A gentler way of saying something, when stating the truth is difficult.

when the audience/reader knows something that the characters do not know.

a statement that seems contradictory or absurd but actually makes sense in the text.

a character who changes throughout a story

thoughts spoken aloud by a character when he/she is alone or thinks he/she is alone

a character that is the opposite of another character.

a character who remains the same throughout a story.

figure of speech that combines contradictory terms