Word List - Drama
Act
Allusion
Antiquated Language
Cast of Characters
Climax
Conflict
Dialect
Drama
Exposition
Falling Action
Figure of Speech
Hyperbole
Lines
Metaphor
Mood
Plot
Resolution
Rising Action
Scene
Stage Direction
Definitions
Act (akt) noun,verb
Major division of a play.
Allusion (uhloozhuhn) noun
Antiquated Language
Cast of Characters
A reference to something supposed to be known.
Language that is old fashioned or out dated
the group of characters who are in the play/story
Climax (kliimaks) noun,verb
Conflict (konflihkt) noun,verb
The point of maximum interest in a story or play.
The problem of a written selection.
Dialect (diiuhlEHkt) noun version of a language found only in certain regions
Drama (dromuh) noun
Literature written for actors to perform; a play.
Exposition (EHkspuhzihshuhn) noun
Falling Action
In a play or story, the action that follows the climax.
Figure of Speech
language that is not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole (hiipurbuhlee) noun
Lines (liinz)
Plot
noun
(figure of speech) truth is exaggerated for emphasis or for humorous effect
The words you say in a play.
Metaphor (mEHtuhfawr) noun
Mood
A comparison of two things without "like" or "as"
The feeling that the author creates for the reader.
noun,verb
The arrangement or sequence of events in a story.
Resolution (rEHzuhlooshuhn) noun
Rising Action
indroduction of the conflict, characters, setting, and situation
How the problem of a story is solved.
action within the plot that leads up to the story's climax.
Scene (seen) noun
Stage Direction
the place and time of the action in a play or story
tells actors how to interpret the speeches or move around the stage.