Characters Flashcards
What are characters?
Characters are the people, creatures or animals that carrying out an action in a story.
What is the Protagonist?
The Protagonist is the main character.
What is the Antagonist?
The Antagonist is the force or character going against the main character(causes conflict).
What is Characterization?
It is what authors use to give characters a personality and bring them to life.
What is Direct Characterization?
Direct Characterization is when the narrator of a story comes out and explains the personality of a character.
What is Indirect Characterization?
Indirect Characterization is when the author reveals the personality of a character, without specifically stating it, the reader has to infer the character’s personality.
What is the STEAL method and what are its steps?
The STEAL method is a way to identify a character’s personality and its steps go like this 1. Speech(what the character says) 2. Thoughts(what goes through a character’s head) 3. Effects on Others(how do all people feel about the character, do they like him/her?) 4. Actions (what a character does) 5. Looks (what a character looks like).
