Characterization

Front

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

Back

major

Front

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

Back

minor

Front

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

Back

flat

Front

This type of character is complex and undergoes development.

Back

round

Front

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

Back

dynamic

Front

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

Back

static

Front

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

Back

indirect

Front

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

Back

direct

Front

Characterization based on the EFFECT one character has on another is ___________. Options: direct, indirect, major, flat

Back

indirect

Front

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

Back

direct