Drama Terms Review Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• character : an individual in a literary work of fiction, drama, or narrative poetry.
• verbal : this type of irony a person says one thing but means another.
• comedy : drama that is humorous and often has a happy ending.
• irony : a contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality.
• prologue : introductory section of a play, speech, or other literary work.
• monologue : a long speech given by a character in a literary work, especially a drama.
• act : a major unit within a drama or play. similar to chapters in a book.
• dramatic : type of irony where the audience or reader knows information the characters on stage do not know.
• resolution : when the conflict unravels, a general insight or change occurs, and the story concludes.
• exposition : the part of the story that introduces the characters, the setting, background info, and the basic conflict/situation.
• tragedy : a work of literature that results in a catastrophe or major downfall, usually death, for the main character.
• dynamic : this type of character undergoes an important mental or physical change in the story.
• script : written text containing the words actors speak, along with the stage directions, descriptions of the action taking place, and the setting/scenery.
• dialogue : a conversation between two or more characters.
• flat : little information is revealed about this type of character; underdeveloped.
• climax : a drama's highest point of interest, or suspense, that causes the shift from rising action to falling action.
• static : this type of character remains unchanged throughout the story.
• drama : a story told mainly through the words and actions of characters, written to be performed by actors, and told in front of an audience.
• situational : type of irony where the actual outcome of a situation is the opposite of what is expected.
• teleplay : a play written for television.
• protagonist : the central character in a work with whom the main conflict revolves around. the audience typically sympathizes with this character.
• antagonist : a person or a force in society or nature that opposes the protagonist.
• scene : a smaller unit of a drama that often indicates a change in location or time.