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1 Drama Terminology The Diary of Anne Frank

2 You Will need: Loose leaf paper Note-taking tools

3 Objectives Understand the terms used when reading/performing a play
Analyze the difference between a play and other works of fiction Review literary terms that were learned previously

4 Drama Terminology Drama-(n.) a play for theater, radio, or television
Script-(n.) the written text of a play, movie, or broadcast Playwright-(n.) a person who writes plays Cast of characters-(n.) the actors in a play Monologue-(n.) a long speech by one actor in a play or movie Dialogue-(n.) conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie Stage Directions-(n.) an instruction in the text of a play, especially one indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting Scene-(n.) a sequence of continuous action in a play, movie, opera, or book

5 Drama Terminology Act-(n.) a major division of a play
Comedy-(n.) a literary genre and a type of dramatic work that is amusing in it’s tone, mostly having a cheerful ending Tragedy-(n.) a literary genre and a type of dramatic work that is serious and dignified in it’s tone, mostly having a somber ending Aside-(n.) a remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play Foil-(n.) a character who contrasts with another character—usually the protagonist– to highlight particular qualities of the other character Soliloquy-(n.) an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself, especially by a character in a play Staging-(n.) an instance or method of presenting a play or other dramatic performance

6 Reviewing Literary Terms
Quiz game! House against house for points! The person with the closest definition wins! You should know these… Allusion Character Protagonist Antagonist Dynamic Static Round Flat

7 Reviewing Literary Terms
Characterization Direct Indirect Plot Label a plot diagram! Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution (Denoument) Dialect

8 Reviewing Literary Terms
Foreshadowing Imagery Irony Dramatic Situational Verbal Metaphor Simile Tone Mood

9 Reviewing Literary terms
Point of View 1st person 3rd person Symbol Theme/Central Idea/Motif We should know these! Don’t forget them!

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