Characterization

This type of character is vital to the development and resolution of the story. 

• minor
• stock
• major
• caricature

This type of character is only there to complement major characters. 

• minor
• major
• steroetype
• damsel in distress 

This type of character is two-dimensional, uncomplicated, and  does not undergo change.

• round
• flat
• direct
• indirect

This type of character is complex and undergoes development. 

• round
• flat
• direct
• indirect

This type of character undergoes an important change in a story, like The Cowardly Lion or Beast in Beauty and the Beast. 

• dynamic 
• static
• stock
• minor

This type of character remains essentially the same at the end of the story as he or she was in the beginning.

• dynamic
• static
• round
• caricature

In this type of characterization, the author SHOWS the reader information about a character. 

• direct
• indirect
• protagonist
• antagonist

In this type of characterization, the author TELLS the reader information about a character.

• direct
• indirect
• stereotype
• minor

Characterization based on the EFFECT one character has on another is ___________. 

• direct
• indirect
• major
• flat

Identify the type of characterization demonstrated through this line: " . . . he hated all sports and had nothing but contempt for athletes" (14). 

• direct
• indirect
• major
• stock