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Elements of Drama –
8th Grade
Ms. Hammond
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Definition
�Drama - a story that is
written to be acted out in
front of a live audience.
�Also called a play
Shared Elements with Novels/Short
Story Writing
� Character(s)
� Setting
� Conflict
� Plot
� Theme
� Symbolism
� Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
� Characterization
� Figurative Language
Drama Terms – Record these in your journal
�Playwright – a person who writes
(or wrote) a drama/play.
�Comedy – a type of drama that
is amusing (funny)
�Tragedy – a type of drama that is
sad or ends in disaster
Drama Terms – Record these in your journal
�Stage – an area where a play is performed�Descriptions of the setting and what happened before the scene takes place
�Entrances & exits
�Acts & Scenes – divisions of a play (like chapters in a book)�Scenes usually change with the setting or subject/events of the play
�Stage Directions – instructions that tell the
actor what to do or how to say something
�Cast of Characters – major & minor
characters listed with descriptions
�Actors – live people chosen to represent the
characters in the play
Drama Terms – Record these in your journal
Drama Terms – Record these in your journal
�Dialogue – the main way the story is told;
conversation with other actors/characters
�Monologue – a long speech given by one
character in front of other characters
�Soliloquy – a speech spoken by an actor
alone on stage
�Aside – many actors on stage; one actor turns and talks to the audience
Drama Notes– Record in your journal
�The Plot is carried out through dialogue and
stage directions of the actors on stage
�Playwrights often use dramatic devices to
help the audience understand internal
conflicts:
�Monologues, siloliquy, and asides
�Symbolism of characters, setting, and props
�Antagonist – the character that is against
the protagonist
Drama Terms – Record these in
your journal
�Protagonist – the main character in the
drama
�Antagonist – the character that is against
the protagonist
�Minor Characters – characters that are not
seen a lot, but they are still important
�Irony – a contrast (difference) between what
is said and what is meant or between what
happens and what is expected to happen.
There are 3 types of irony:
�Dramatic Irony – the audience knows more than
the characters in the drama
�Irony of Circumstance/Situational Irony – the
opposite of what is expected occurs
�Verbal Irony – characters say the opposite of
what they mean