Elements of a Play

4. A play on words
5. play that treats characters and situations in a humorous way
7. the act of talking while or as if alone
8. A person portrayed in a drama, novel, or other artistic piece.
12. a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience
13. Final remarks in a play
14. The group of people selected to portray characters in a drama.
15. A performer who assumes the role of a character in a play, film, or television show
17. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme

1. a meter in poetry consisting of five unrhymed lines-stressed and unstressed syllables
2. A type of stage with an oval or round structure with no roof and with tiers of seating rising from the center.
3. a long speech by one character while others listen
6. The movement or development of the plot or story in a play; the sense of forward movement created by the sense of time and/or the physical and psychological motivations of characters.
9. The people who watch the performance; those for whom the performance is intended.
10. A group of performers who sing, dance, or recite in unison
11. several characters leave the stage
13. introductory remarks in the play
16. the part of the theater where the lower class stood
18. A major unit or division of a play