Elements Of Fiction: Characters

Question 1

Round character.

Answer 1

A character that has several traits or a complex personality.

Question 2

Flat character.

Answer 2

A character with one personality trait.

Question 3

Static character.

Answer 3

A character that doesn’t change or evolve over a period of time.

Question 4

Dynamic character

Answer 4

A character who changes usually as a result of a conflict.

Question 5

Antagonist

Answer 5

A central character who battles against a protagonist and represents “what is evil”.

Question 6

Protagonist

Answer 6

The main character who must resolve the conflict and usually represents “what is good”.

Question 7

Direct characterization.

Answer 7

This refers to what the speaker or narrator directly says or thinks about a character. In other words, in a direct characterization. The reader is TOLD what the character is like.

Question 8

Indirect characterization

Answer 8

This refers to what the character says or does. The reader then infers what the character is all about.

Question 9

Character.

Answer 9

A person portrayed in literary works. A character can also be an animal or an object (through personification).