Elements of Drama

2. Irony When the audience knows something the characters do not.
9. The sequence of events that move the drama along.
11. A speech by one character to another or to the audience.
12. A speech in which a character expresses thoughts aloud, usually alone on stage.
13. A group of people who comment on the action of a play.
15. A conversation between two or more characters.
16. The main idea the writer is trying to communicate.
17. A humorous play on words with multiple meanings.
18. Directions Instructions in the script for actions, positions, or tone of the actors.

1. A metrical foot consisting of one unstressed and one stressed syllable.
3. A division of a play, much like a chapter in a book.
4. A line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
5. The problem or tension between opposing forces in a story.
6. The place and time in which the action of a story occurs.
7. A character who contrasts with another to highlight traits.
8. A word or phrase with two meanings, one often risqué or ironic.
10. A remark by a character to the audience, unheard by other characters.
14. A smaller division within an act.