character

Question 1

character

Answer 1

a person depicted in a narrative.

Question 2

protagonist

Answer 2

the main character in a work; often a hero or heroine, but not always

Question 3

antagonist

Answer 3

character in a story or play who opposes the protagonist. villain-evil antagonist

Question 4

bildungsroman, coming of age story

Answer 4

novel that explores the maturation of the protagonist, with the narrative usually moving the main character from childhood into adulthood

Question 5

epiphany

Answer 5

changes ex amplifies change understanding

Question 6

round character

Answer 6

a character who exhibits a range of emotions and who evolves over the course of the story

Question 7

flat character

Answer 7

a character embodying only one or 2 traits and who lacks character development

Question 8

stock character

Answer 8

type of flat character based on stereotype used for humor or satire

Question 9

direct characterization

Answer 9

narrator tells the reader who a character is by describing the background, motion, temperament, or appearance of a character.

Question 10

indirect characterization

Answer 10

an author shows rather than tell us what a character is like throught what the character say, does, or thinks or through what others say about the character.