Creative arts drama

• What is an articulator

  A person or thing that articulates phonetics
• What is articulation

  Is the act of vocal expression
• Articulators include

  Lips

  Jaw

  Palate

  Teeth

  Tongue
• What is tone in drama

  Tone suggests your mood and intentions towards listener
• A dramatic monologue has these common features

  1. A single person delivering a speech about of his life

  2. Audience may or may not be present

  3. Speaker reveals his temperament and character only through his speech

  4. Should build up in tension or should be interesting to hold the attention of the audience
• What is stereotype

  Oversimplified idea's of a person or object
• What is pitch

  Refers to the height or depth of the voice
• What is pause

  Pause means how the sentence/sentences are said, where people stop
• What is emphasis

  Means the stress and the weight given to one or two words in a sentence to make them more important
• What are stage directions in drama?

  Non-spoken texts that convey information to actors, designers, and directors
• Who is the narrator in a drama?

  The person who tells the story and informs the audience
• What does the setting in a story refer to?

  Where and when a story takes place
• What is dialogue in a play?

  Lines of text the character speaks
• What are acts in a play?

  A large part of the story
• How does mood affect a performance?

  It conveys the feeling or tone of the performance
• What are scenes in a play?


  Smaller parts of the play
• What does space refer to in a performance?

  The effective use of available space
• What does language refer to in drama?

  The words that are spoken
• How is sound used in a play?

  To set the mood and tone
• Who are actors in a play?

  People, animals, or things that are characters
• What does it mean to pause in a performance?


  To take a break from saying something
• What is emphasis in speech?

  The stress given to one or two words to make them important
• How does tone affect communication?

  It suggests mood and intention towards the listener
• What are dramatic conventions?

  A set of rules familiar to actors and the audience
• What does genre refer to in drama?

  The type of play
• What is an articulator?

  A person or thing that articulates phonetics
• What is articulation in drama?

  The act of vocal expression
• What does stereotyping mean?

  Oversimplified ideas of a person or thing
• What is alliteration?

  The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words
• What is rhythm in drama?

  A strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound
• What is onomatopoeia?

  The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
• What is a metaphor?

  The qualities of one thing are figuratively carried over to another
• What does the term drama mean?

  A story acted out, derived from Greek words meaning to do or to act
• What characterizes a melodrama?

  Exaggerated characters and episodes with emotive music
• What is a domestic play?

  A play based on the normal life of family and friends
• What is a tragedy in drama?

  A play that ends on a tragic note, often with a character's death
• What does blocking refer to in a play?

  Positioning and moving actors on the stage
• What is a tableau?


  A still image or picture created with the body
• What is dramatized prose?

  Acting out prose in a dramatic way for an audience
• What is a monologue?

  A long speech by one actor to express thoughts