Character Types
Conflict
Point of View
Terms
100
a relatively minor character with few character traits
What is a flat character?
100
internal conflict
What is a conflict going on in the mind of a character?
100
first person
What pov uses personal pronouns I, me, we, us?
100
flashback
What is the term referring to a time when the story is interrupted to describe a memory or past event of a main character
200
a complicated character who fully developed with different and sometimes conflicting character traits
What is round character?
200
external conflict
What is conflict with an outside force?
200
when the narrator talks directly to the reader using the pronoun "you."
What is second person pov?
200
when the narrator leaves hints for a future event
What is foreshadowing?
300
a character who does not change through his/her experiences in the novel
What is static character?
300
When a character has a problem with another character or group of characters?
What is character vs. character conflict?
300
third person omniscient
What point of view has a narrator that know the inner thoughts of multiple characters and knows the past, present, and future?
300
the author's message about an important topic in the story
What is theme?
400
a character who changes, mature, or develops throughout the story
What is dynamic character?
400
when a character has an issue or problem with an organization, community, government, culture, or law?
What is character vs. society conflict?
400
the narrator knows the inner thoughts of one character but is not a character in the story
What is third person limited?
400
the emotion or atmosphere in particular scene in the story
What is mood?
500
the character who is in conflict with the protagonist
What is an antagonist?
500
character vs. nature conflict
What is a conflict between a character and a force of nature such as a storm?
500
The narrator has no opinion or emotion about the topic; the narrator merely reports the facts about the scene
What is third person objective
500
Lois Lowry
Who is the author of The Giver?
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