This is the type of character who is most like a real person because he or she has many personality traits and complexities, like Mama in "Everyday Use."
What is a round character?
100
This is the type of characterization that takes place when the author describes a character's personality traits without you having to interpret at all.
What is direct characterization?
100
This is something about a character's personality. Synonym: characteristic, aspect.
What is a trait?
100
This is another name for the beginning of a story.
What is the exposition?
200
This is what Mama wears during the day.
What are overalls?
200
This type of character is very simple, with only 1 or 2 key personality traits.
What is a flat character?
200
"Always Ask Spot To Obey" is one way you can memorize AASTO, which stands for these traits.
What are appearance, actions, speech, thoughts/feelings, and others' opinions?
200
This is the reason why a character does something.
What is motivation?
200
This is another name for the end of the story.
What is the resolution.
300
This is the hairstyle Dee had when she showed up at Mama and Maggie's house.
What is an afro/ hair standing straight up?
300
Billy is a very hyper boy. At school, he always gets in trouble for disrupting class. At home, he loves to get into wrestling matches with his brother. He hates sitting still and watching TV when he could be running around outside. This is all we know about Billy, so he is this type of character.
What is a flat character?
300
If direct characterization happens when the author tells you a character's traits directly, then this type of characterization takes place when the reader has to analyze characters' traits on his or her own using AASTO.
What is indirect characterization?
300
When you analyze a character, you must make intelligent guesses about him based on his traits. When you make a guess, you are also doing this.
What is drawing inferences?
300
This is the most exciting part of the story, where the biggest coflict occurs and the reader feels the most suspense.
What is the climax?
400
When Dee showed up, Maggie tried to run away because she always felt this way about her.
What is jealous/ afraid of/ intimidated by?
400
In many mysteries, the cop is very stereotypical. He doesn't have any clue what is going on, and he always arrives at the scene of the crime way too late. Because he fits the stereotype, he is this type of character.
What is a stock character?
400
I just read a story and analyzed the main characters' actions, appearance, speech, thoughts, feelings, and others' opinions of him. Therefore, this type of characterization just took place.
What is indirect characterization?
400
When you get to know a new character, you can better analyze him by doing a venn diagram. A venn diagram is one way to do this between two characters.
What is compare and contrast?
400
This is the very first conflict that often leads to the climax.
What is the inciting incident?
500
The author titled this story "Everyday Use" because she was trying to point this out.
What is the difference between Dee (who uses items for decoration) and Mama and Maggie (who use items for their everyday use.
500
If a director wanted an actor to play a buff action hero like Rambo, he would do a casting call for "action hero types." If a big, fat slob tried to audition for the part, he would get denied because he does not fit the type. This is an example of this type of character.
What is a stock character?
500
"Once upon a time, there was a very evil villan who hated everyone." This quote is an example of this type of characterization.
What is direct characterization?
500
In the exposition, the author introduces you to the characters. Later, when you learn more about the characters, you build on this prior knowledge by analyzing this.
What is current evidence?
500
Every exposition introduces you to these 3 items in the story.
What are the setting, characters, and basic situation?