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English 9 & 10: Drama Terms

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A device in which a character in a drama makes a short speech which is heard by the audience but not by other characters in the play

Image: Aside

the intended reader/viewer of a piece

Image: Audience

Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter

Image: Blank verse

A fictional personality created by an author

Image: Character

Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

Image: Climax

A literary work which ends happily because the hero or heroine is able to overcome obstacles and get what he or she wants.

Image: Comedy

Internal conflict

A conflict that takes place within a character's own self, usually concerning a moral dilemma in which the character must make a decision.

Image: Internal conflict

External conflict

A struggle between a character and an outside force

Image: External conflict

Conversation between characters

Image: Dialogue

A literary work that has an intended serious subject matter and tone.

Image: Drama

Dynamic character

A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action

Image: Dynamic character

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

Image: Falling action

Figurative language

Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.

Image: Figurative language

A character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story

Image: Flat character

A character who acts as a contrast to another character.

Image: Foil

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