| A | B |
|---|
| static | character doesn't change |
| dynamic | character makes a major change |
| protagonist | main good character |
| antagonist | main bad character; villain |
| major/primary | character in most of the plot |
| minor/secondary | character pops in and out; not in all plot |
| trait | characteristic; describing word for a character |
| motive | reason a character does something |
| emotion | character's feeling |
| reaction | how character acts in a situation |
| example traits | blonde, tall, bossy |
| example motive | because he wanted Sally to notice him |
| example reaction | hit him in the nose |
| example emotion | sad, funny, serious |
| dialect | the real way someone speaks (ie. y'all) |
| direct characterization | telling something about the character |
| indirect characterization | letting readers infer something about the character |
| characterization | everything an author shows/tells us about a character |
