English 11 Drama Terms

4. literature in which plot and character are developed through dialogue and action
6. character or voice that tells story
7. repetition of vowel sounds within words
8. state or implied reason behind a character's behavior
10. playwright's instructions for the director, performers, and stage crew
13. person, place, or object that has a concrete meaning and also stands for something else
15. occurs after the climax to reveal final outcome of literary work
17. technique in which a word, phrase, or event has more than one meaning or can be interpreted in more than one way
18. repetition of consonance sounds at the beginning of words
19. time and place in which action of a story occurs
21. main character in story, involved in central conflict
22. part of a literary work that provides the background information necessary to understand characters and their actions
23. conversation between two or more characters
25. work with two levels of meaning, literal one and symbolic one

1. speech of character alone on stage, voicing their thoughts
2. underlying message that writer wants reader to understand
3. hints or clues to indicate events that will occur in a story
5. occurs when readers know more about a situation or character in a story than the characters do
9. usually the principal character in opposition to the protagonist
11. indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work
12. struggle between opposing forces that is basis of story's plot
13. excitement or tension that readers feel as they become involved in story
14. action stage of a plot in which conflict develops and story events build toward a climax
16. turning point; reader's interest and emotional intensity reach a peak
20. writer's attitude toward his or her subject
24. short speech directed to the audience, or another character, that is not heard by other characters