Character Flashcards
What is a character?
A person in a literary work; People and animals who are involved in a conflict in a story.
What is a protagonist?
The protagonist is the character who drives the action–the character whose fate matters most.
What is an antagonist?
The antagonist is the principal opponent or foil of the main character, who is referred to as the protagonist, in a drama or narrative.
What is a coming-of-age story?
A genre of literature, theatre, film, and video game that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from childhood to adulthood
What is bildungsroman?
A class of novel that depicts and explores the manner in which the protagonist develops morally and psychologically.
What is epiphany?
Epiphany is a literary device whereby a character experiences a moment of clarity that is triggered by encountering a person, object, idea, or situation.
What are round characters?
A character in a fictional work with depth or a complex personality.
What are flat characters?
Flat characters are two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work.
What is a foil?
A character who is presented as a contrast to a second character so as to point to or show to advantage some aspect of the second character.
What are stock characters?
A stock character is a fictional character based on common social or literary stereotypes.
What is direct characterization?
The author telling the audience what a character is like.
What is indirect characterization?
A type of literary device that reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly.
