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(Utt) Characterization
Character Traits
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Language - English
7th Grade
04/06/2009

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Term
flat character
Definition
a character who is not very well developed; the reader knows very little about this character
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round character
Definition
a character who is well developed; the reader learns many things/traits about this character
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static character
Definition
a character who does little or no changing throughout the course of the story's plot
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dynamic character
Definition
a character who changes as a result of the events of the story's plot
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antagonist
Definition
the character who represents evil in a literary work; who works to foil the plans of the story's protagonist
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protagonist
Definition
the character who represents good in a story's plot; often under the attack of the story's antagonist
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direct characterization
Definition
the technique used by the author to reveal a character's traits by specifically telling the reader about those traits
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indirect characterization
Definition
the technique that the author uses to allow the reader to observe the char-acter's actions, to hear what the character says, and to allow the reader to draw his or her own conclusions  about the character
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character
Definition
anyone who is a part of the story's plot development
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