Characters, Characterization, & Sensory Description

How does indirect characterization help in understanding a character?

• By directly stating the character's traits and motivations

• By focusing only on the character's appearance

• By keeping the character's thoughts and actions hidden

• By revealing the character's traits, motivations, and personality through their actions, thoughts, and dialogue.

How do round characters differ from flat characters?

• Round characters undergo development throughout the story, while flat characters are one-dimensional and do not change significantly.

• Round characters are always the protagonist, while flat characters are always the antagonist.

• Round characters are known for their lack of depth, while flat characters are known for their complexity.

• Round characters are only found in comedies, while flat characters are only found in tragedies.

What is characterization in literature?

• The process of creating and developing characters in a story.

• The process of creating and developing the plot in a story.

• The process of editing and revising a story.

• The process of creating and developing the setting in a story.

What are the two types of characterization?

• explicit characterization and implicit characterization

• primary characterization and secondary characterization

• internal characterization and external characterization

• direct characterization and indirect characterization

How is theme different from the plot of a story?

• The theme is the sequence of events, while the plot is the underlying message or main idea.

• The theme is the setting of the story, while the plot is the sequence of events.

• The theme is the characters in the story, while the plot is the underlying message or main idea.

• The theme is the underlying message or main idea, while the plot is the sequence of events.

The character who causes the conflict for the main character.

• Protagonist

• Static character

• Antagonist

• Round character

A character who undergoes a change, usually in his or her personality, as a result of events in the story.

• Static character

• Flat character

• Antagonist

• Dynamic character

A fully developed, well-rounded character that has both positive and negative traits. Seems as thought they could be a real person.

• Round character

• Flat character

• Static Character

• Minor character

A character that the reader doesn’t usually know very much about. Does not develop much throughout the story.

• Protagonist

• Flat character

• Round character

• Antagonist

A character who doesn’t change at all, despite all of the events that occur in the story.

• Dynamic Character

• Protagonist

• Round character

• Static Character