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| 11615427373 | Direct Characterization | The process by which a character is revealed through direct exposition: narrative description, adjectives, or epithets. The narrative voice tells the reader how to feel about the character. | 0 | |
| 11615429557 | Indirect Characterization | The process by which a character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, or appearance. The reader is invited to draw her own conclusions about the character by using her own judgment. | 1 | |
| 11615435319 | Round Character | A character who is complex, nuanced, multi-faceted. Round characters generally are dynamic and have unexpected facets to their personality. | 2 | |
| 11615437374 | Flat Character | A stereotypical, stock, or one-dimensional character. Usually static, shallow. | 3 | |
| 11615491870 | Stock Character | An easily recognizable character "type," a frequently used character in literature traditions, flat and generally static, cliché. (Ex: "the villain in the black hat," "the ditsy cheerleader," "the hooker with a heart of gold"). | 4 | |
| 11615495142 | Protagonist | The story's central character, of primary focus or interest. | 5 | |
| 11615498174 | Antagonist | The character that opposes the Protagonist and often produces the primary conflict in the narrative. | 6 | |
| 11615511398 | Antihero | A protagonist who has traits that are the opposite of a traditional hero. This character may be confused, misguided, or ineffectual. Antiheroes usually change little in the narrative, and often only to learn that the world is isolating or indifferent to individuals. | 7 | |
| 11615514291 | Foil Character | A character whose attributes contrast with a main character (protagonist or antagonist) in order to accentuate or emphasize the main character's traits. | 8 | |
| 11615517154 | Static Character | A character who does not undergo growth or change, stays the same in his or her essential characteristics. | 9 | |
| 11615517196 | Dynamic Character | A character who undergoes growth or change in the course of the narrative. | 10 |
