Types of Characters
A character that goes through a significant change by the end of the story. Wilgus is an example of this.
What is a dynamic character?
Sound
Auditory
Janie fights aliens after school. This an example of..
What is man vs. supernatural?
The baby is as mean as a rattlesnake.
What is a simile?
Wilgus' aunt who fights with his grandma.
Who is Jenny?
Our main character in the story
What is the protagonist?
Sight
Visual
Jenny vs Grandma
What is man vs. man?
Cows Can Commit Crime
What is alliteration?
A drunk man who loses his wife briefly
Who is good ol' Delmer?
The person causing our main character conflict.
What is an antagonist?
Touch
Textile
The criminal feeling extreme guilt for robbing someone.
The wind can make you shiver as it waltzes or it leaves
What is personification?
Who is Gurney Norman?
Character that stays the same, never changes.
What is a static character?
Taste
Gustatory
Mrs. Lykins and the T.V that never will work quite right.
What is man vs. tech?
Judy is the sun.
What is a metaphor?
The slagheap in "Night Ride" in an example of _____ as it represents the generations of Wilgus' family.
What is symbolism.
Character who we know everything about.
What is a round character.
Smell
Olfactory
Logan, the green eyed boy, and the world that has made green eyes illegal.
What is man vs. society?
I'm a hickory just as well.
What is a metaphor?
When author is showing us events that happened before the story began.
What is a flashback?