Drama Terms Quiz Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Prologue | Introduction to the play, gives setting and introduces central theme |
| Tragedy | A work of literature, especially a play that results in a catastrophe for the main character. |
| Act | Large division or unit of a play. |
| Scene | A small section of an act or change in setting. |
| Aside | A remark made to the audience, unheard by other characters. The other characters are present, but unable to hear. |
| Soliloquy | A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage. |
| Monologue | A long uninterrupted speech in drama that is spoken in the presence of other characters. |
| Blank Verse | Unrhymed iambic pentameter. |
| Dramatic Foil | Character who highlights or brings about the character traits of another character. |
| Dramatic Irony | Contradiction between what the character thinks and what the character or audience knows to be true. |
| Stage Directions | Notes included in a drama to describe how the work is to be performed or staged. |
| Foreshadowing | The use of clues in a drama that suggest events that have yet to have happened. |
| Theme | The central idea or message about life revealed in a work of literature. |
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