WEEK 7

CREATIVE NONFICTION 12
ELEMENTS OF DRAMA

1. Theme- refers to the message

that the writer wants to convey to
the audience.
2. Dialogue- the conversation
between or among the actors,
resulting in the speeding up
of the action and the
unfolding of the plot.
3. Music-another
important element that
enhances the actor’s
performance.
4. Spectacle- refers to
the visual and
technical aspects of the
play.
Characterization
through speech and
action
1. Round- characters who are
transformed as the play
progresses.

2. Flat-remains the same with no

absorbable change in mindset or
behaviour.
3. Realistic- real-life depictions of
individualized characters.

4.Non-realistic- unbelievable
characters with no remarkable
distinct trait.
5. Symbolic- character representing
a concept or abstract idea.

6. Stereotyped- also referred to as

stock characters who conform to a
standard pattern of behaviour.
Plotting the drama
-Drama follows a
structure that reflects its
organization and format.
Astonishment- the elemnt of
surprise that triggers the plot

Reversal- involves an ironic

reversal of fortune and its
accompanying discovery
Suffering- involves a difficult situation
resulting from character’s change of
fortune or realization.

Recognition-refers to the character’s

realization as a result of the shift in
thinking.
A. Identify the dramatic elements being referred to
in the following phrases:

______1. The space where actors perform their role.

______2. Refers to the conversation between or

among actors onstage.

______3. Refers to the writer of plays.

______4. The meaning of the Greek word dran.

_____5. A situation in which the
readers/audience know the situation more
than the character does.

_____6. Collectively refers to the visual and

technical aspects of drama production.

_____7. Also know as stock characters.

_____8. Includes equipment such as the

backdrop or platform to depict setting.
____9. Transition between one act
and another.

____10. Movable items used in the

drama production.