Examples
Characterization
Figurative Language
Indirect Characterization
Examples
100
So all we could do was to Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! And we did not like it. Not one little bit
What are thoughts - indirect characterization?
100
Character development in which the author tells the reader what to think about a character.
What is direct characterization?
100
A statement that is weakened in order to convey a stronger meaning.
What is understatement?
100
blonde color, cowboy boots, faded jeans, and a dingy t-shirt
What is looks?
100
“The patient boy and quiet girl were both well-mannered and did not disobey their mother.”
What is direct characterization?
200
Hearts, flowers, candy...
What are symbols?
200
A person who changes over time, usually as a result of resolving a central conflict or facing a major crisis.
What is a dynamic character?
200
An overused or predictable expression.
What is cliche?
200
How the character speaks.
What is speech?
200
The cafeteria pizza was a soggy, droopy piece of cardboard.
What is a metaphor?
300
As David was lugging his feet through 3 feet of water he says, "Looks like it drizzled a little last night."
What is an understatement?
300
These characters complement the other characters and help move the plot events forward
What is a minor character?
300
The act of giving human qualities to animals or inanimate objects.
What is personification?
300
How the character influences those around them.
What is effect?
300
The four students sat down at the cafeteria table and ate like pigs.
What is a simile?
400
Splish-splash
What is onomatopoeia?
400
Anyone who has a complex personality; he or she is often portrayed as a conflicted and contradictory person.
What is a round character?
400
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
400
How the character behaves.
What is action?
400
Mandy talks a mile a minute.
What is hyperbole?
500
Laila drowned in a sea of sorrow.
What is a metaphor?
500
A character who doesn't change over time.
What is a static character?
500
An expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of its individual words.
What is an idiom?
500
What the character is thinking that reveals more about them.
What are thoughts?
500
Taj woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
What is an idiom?
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