Pre AP Characterization

Choose the examples of personification.

• The flowers danced and swayed in the wind

• The wind tore angrily through the trees

• My cat is very fluffy

• The driver flew down the highway

If an author describes a character as thinking, "I really don't want to go to that party tonight. I'd rather stay home on the couch with a good book," you might safely infer that the character is

• an introvert

• not feeling well

• very outgoing

• angry about something

When an author gives the reader details about a character, that is called characterization. Characterization can be (choose two)

• direct

• indirect

• overt

• covert

First person point of view means that

• the narrator is inside the story

• the narrator is outside of the story

• the narrator is always the author

• the narrator is a young boy

Read the passage and decide POV. Jeremiah squinted from the sun. He was thinking about the game. They could have won. He could have won the game for them. All he needed to do was catch the ball, but he didn't. He dropped it. His coach talked to him

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient.

Decide if the statement is direct or indirect characterization: John wore bellbottoms, gold chains, platform shoes, and huge sunglasses to the homecoming dance.

• Direct

• Indirect

uses figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful

• characterizaton

• figurative language

• foreshadowing

• mood

TRUE OR FALSE?
Throughout The Hunger Games series, the story centers on Katniss Everdeen and her quest to save her country by starting a revolution. This makes her an antagonist to the story. 

• True 
• False

Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?

• He tapped his foot anxiously.
• "I wouldn't  trust that man," said Ma.
• Frank was a shy, quiet person.
• Every time he earned a high grade, he would hang the test on his wall.

TRUE OR FALSE?
In the book (and movie) "Holes", Stanley Yelnats is central to the story. The plot revolves mainly around him. He is an example of an antagonist. 

• True 
• False