The conversation between characters in a story or play
What is dialogue
100
What we see a character doing
What are actions
100
The opening of the story where the characters and their conflicts are introduced
What is basic situation
100
What a character says and how they say it
What is speech
200
Fears, conflicts, or needs that drive a character
What is motivation
200
The writer shows us a character but allows us to interpret for ourselves the kind of person we are meeting
What is indirect characterization
200
Contrast between expectation and reality - between what is said and what is really meant or between what is expected to happen and what really does happen
What is irony
200
Using your observations and prior experience to guess about something you don't know for sure
What is inference
200
The character or force that blocks the main character during the plot
What is antagonist
300
the writer tells us directly what a character is like or what a person's motives are
What is direct characterization
300
The process of revealing the personality of a character in a story
What is characterization
300
The characters physical features, clothing, etc. - the way a character looks
What is appearance
300
The final part of the story where the struggles are over and we know what is going to happen to the characters
What is denouement
300
Has many different character traits, which sometimes contradict one another - like a real person
What is round character
400
the character we focus our attention on, the person who sets the plot in motion
What is protagonist
400
One who does not change much in the course of the story
What is static character
400
The use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot
What is foreshadowing
400
They play an important role in the story but they are not the main actors in the plot - static and flat characters
What is subordinate character
400
When the character speaks directly to the reader, presenting facts and describing events in the story - as they talk, they reveal their personal traits
What is first-person narration
500
Has only one or two traits, and these can be described in a few words
What is flat character
500
A type of poem in which the speaker addresses one or more silent listeners, often discussing a specific problem or situation
What is dramatic monologue
500
Long speech in which a character who is onstage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud
What is soliloquy
500
Changes as a result of the story's events
What is dynamic characters
500
When the writer gives the reader a secret glimpse into the character's mind by revealing their ideas and feelings