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Types of Characters
Characterization
The Plot
Vocabulary
You Never Know
100
This type of character is not developed. The reader does not know much about them.
What is a flat character?
100
This occurs when the author states DIRECTLY the characteristics of his/her characters.
What is direct characterization?
100
Roger attempts to steal this from Mrs. Jones.
What is her purse.
100
This vocabulary word would be used to describe a skinny, scrawny, weak animal.
What is frail?
100
This is the force that works against the main character, or protagonist, in a story.
What is the antagonist?
200
This character is well-developed and is someone the reader knows a lot about.
What is a round character?
200
This is the type of characterization used when Roger SAYS "Yes'm," after he is asked if he will run.
What is characterization through a character's words.
200
This is the setting of the story.
What is 11pm on a street in Harlem, New York City.
200
This vocabulary word would be used to describe a landscape that had little growth, such as a dessert.
What is barren?
200
Is Roger a static or dynamic character?
What is dynamic? He changes from the beginning to the end.
300
This type of character does not change much from the beginning of the story until the end.
What is a static character.
300
This is the type of characterization used when Mrs. Louella Bates Washington Jones gives Roger a place to get washed and a plate of food to eat.
What is characterization through a character's actions?
300
Which type of conflict is reflected when Roger is deciding if he should run out of Ms. Jones's apartment?
What is an internal conflict, character vs. self?
300
This vocabulary word would be used to describe something you would feel towards someone who wronged you.
What is mistrust?
300
Is Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones a round or flat character?
What is a round character? We know what she looks like, what she does for a living, where she lives, and a little about her past.
400
This type of character experiences an inner change by the end of the story.
What is a dynamic character?
400
This is the type of characterization used when we learn Roger's age and what he was wearing.
What is characterization through a character's physical appearance?
400
Why does Roger sit at the edge of the couch once they are in Ms. Jones's apartment?
What is he sits where she can see him while she is preparing their meal. He does not want to lose her trust.
400
This vocabulary word would be used to describe a student who brushed his hair, ironed his shirt, and shined his shoes before giving a presentation.
What is presentable?
500
This type of character is one that the reader roots for. It's the main character in the story.
What is the protagonist?
500
This is the type of characterization used when Roger decides not to run from Mrs. Jones's apartment.
What is characterization by a character's actions.
500
What can we infer about Roger's inability to say "thank you" at the end of the passage?
What is he is so taken back by her kindness.
500
This is the literary term that refers to the process an author uses to develop a character.
What is characterization?
500
Who is going to win the Super Bowl in 2017?
What is The Philadelphia Eagles?