Unit 4: Craft and Structure Vocabulary

23 words 3 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First
Print Flashcards

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. drama
    a work intended for performance by actors on a stage
  2. play
    a theatrical performance of a drama
  3. playwright
    someone who writes plays
  4. script
    a written version of a play or other dramatic composition
  5. dialogue
    the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
  6. stage direction
    instruction or description written in the script of a play
  7. setting
    the context and environment in which something is situated
  8. character
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
  9. conflict
    opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces
  10. plot
    the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
  11. climax
    the decisive moment in a novel or play
  12. resolution
    something settled
  13. comedy
    light and humorous drama with a happy ending
  14. tragedy
    drama exciting terror or pity
  15. tragic flaw
    the error of a hero in a drama that leads to his downfall
  16. action
    the series of events that form a plot
  17. external
    coming from the outside
  18. internal
    located inward
  19. motivation
    psychological feature arousing action toward a desired goal
  20. cause
    a series of actions advancing a principle or particular end
  21. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  22. dramatic irony
    when the audience understands something the characters don't
  23. aside
    a line spoken by an actor not intended for others on stage
Created on Mon Feb 08 10:50:34 EST 2021 (updated Thu Feb 18 12:44:01 EST 2021)

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.