Analyzing Complex Characters and Their Development in a Text

Characters who develop and grow during the course of the story.

• dynamic character

• static character

• round character

• flat character

The process of looking closely at the small parts of a text to see how they work together and affect the whole.

• analysis

• textual evidence

• objective summary

• cite

The process by which an author may reveal a character through the character's thoughts, words, appearance, and actions or through what other characters say or think.

• characterization

• development

• literary analysis

• textual evidence

A reason for characters to complete or avoid an action.

• motivation

• characterization

• inference

• interactions

In literary text, _____ refers to how ideas or events influence characters in the text or how characters influence other characters, ideas, or events.

• interact

• analyze

• inference

• emerge

When you ______ a text, you may also be forming your own opinions of the text's meaning based on your own perspective.

• analyze

• refine

• summarize

• interact with

How a character chooses to act when they have conflicting or multiple motivations reveal ________.

• characterization

• interactions

• textual evidence

• theme

What term describes a character who undergoes significant internal change throughout a story?

• A) Static character

• B) Dynamic character

• C) Flat character

• D) Minor character

Which of the following is a method authors use to develop characters in a text?

• A) Direct description

• B) Plot summary

• C) Setting analysis

• D) Theme exploration

What is the term for the struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot in a story?

• A) Conflict

• B) Resolution

• C) Climax

• D) Exposition