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ELA Drama Test
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Question | Answer |
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What are five basic elements of Drama? | Drama, scripts, set, acts, and Scene. |
What's drama | A story told in dialogue by performers in front of an audience. |
What's script | Written text of the Drama. |
What's set | Background and scenery. |
What's acts | Segments of a play. |
Scene | Segments of an act. |
What are two types of Drama? | Comedy and Tragedy |
Whats comedy | Has a happy ending, funny situations. |
What's Tragedy | Events lead to the downfall of the main character. |
What are the two character trait elements | Tragic flaw and foil |
Whats tragic flaw | A trait leading to the character’s downfall |
Foil | A character who is almost the exact opposite of another character |
What are two types of characterization | Direct and Indirect. |
What is direct characterization | Telling - The author describes the character through narration. |
What is Indirect characterization | Showing - The author hints to the reader what the character is like by describing the characters. |
What are the 3 types of speech in drama | Monologue, Dialogue, and aside. |
What's monologue | A long speech by a single character to reveal his thoughts to the audience. |
Dialogue | Conversation between several characters. |
Aside | words spoken by the character directly to the audience |
Prologue | The opening part of a drama that introduces the play |
Epilogue | Provides insight about the life of characters after the story ends |
What are stage directions | Written directions to help the actor know how to feel or what to do when certain lines are spoken |
How are stage directions written | Printed in italics or in parenthesis |
What are the two sets of foils in the story "A Christmas Carol" | Scrooge & Nephew Scrooge & Fezziwig |
What are the symbols in "A Christmas Story" | Marley’s Chains symbolize Scrooge’s wrongdoings, and guilt |
What are the themes in "A Christmas Story" | Money cannot buy happiness People can change Treat others as you’d want to be treated. |