Harrison Bergeron
person or animal in a work of literature
CHARACTER
INFERENCE
something said to be true and proven by data
FACT
characters' personalities, values, likes, and dislikes
CHARACTER TRAITS
the main or central character of a story
the method an author uses to identify the personality a character displays
CHARACTERIZATION
way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or particular group of people
DIALECT
belief or judgment not founded on proof or certainty
OPINION
references to features of a culture; for example, literature that writers expect readers to recognize
ALLUSIONS
ANTAGONIST
INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
conversation between two or more characters
DIALOGUE
a firsthand account
PRIMARY SOURCE
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its elements. ex: kick the bucket
IDIOM
MOTIVATION
tells through direct statements rather than dramatizes
DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
Characters reveal themselves through
THEIR ACTIONS, PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION, OR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS
a secondhand account
SECONDARY SOURCE
the relationship between the words in one pair matches the relationship between the words in a second pair
ANALOGY
any kind of writing that ridicules (makes fun of) some weakness in individuals or society
SATIRE
struggle with opposing desires or emotions
INTERNAL CONFLICT
autobiographies, letters, interviews, eyewitness accounts, and speeches
PRIMARY SOURCE
belief in more than one god
POLYTHEISM
a character that does not progress or change; remains the same
STATIC CHARACTER