Literary Terms For Drama

Front 1

A subdivision of a play

Back 1

act

Front 2

allusion

Back 2

reference to a well know person place or thing

Front 3

a device where a character in a drama makes a short speech heard by the audience and not by characters in play

Back 3

aside

Front 4

method of revealing a character

Back 4

Characterization
1)char. feelings towards themselves
2)what others feel about char.
3)characters own actions

Front 5

A character in a play that sets off the main character of other characters by comparison

Back 5

foil

Front 6

extended speech by a character. Usually other characters ar present

Back 6

monologue

Front 7

recurring element (idea, object, image, symbol) that helps develop or reinforce overall meaning

Back 7

motif

Front 8

character thinks out loud. character is alone on stage. only audience knows.

Back 8

soliloquy

Front 9

the character who opposes or competes with the protagonist

Back 9

antagonist

Front 10

in literature, a word or phrase preceding or following a name which serves to describe the character

Back 10

epithet