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10911483588Antagonista character or a group of characters which stand in opposition to the protagonist or the main character.0
10911505033Characterizationthe act of creating and developing a character.1
10911531200Deuteragonistthe second most important character, after the protagonist, often a foil or eventual antagonist2
10911590469Dynamic CharacterA character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action3
10911604482Flat CharacterA character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story4
10911630355FoilA character who acts as a contrast to another character5
10911630356Heroan inspiring character who demonstrates honor and integrity and does noble deeds6
10911633334Hubrisexcessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy7
10911633335Protagonistmain character8
10911637925Round CharacterA character who demonstrates some complexity and who develops or changes in the course of a work9
10911640940Static CharacterA character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end10
10911640941Stock Characterthe stereotyped character in which he is immediately known from typical characters in history11
10911645156Tragic FlawA weakness or limitation of character, resulting in the fall of the tragic hero.12
10911645157Asidea line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage13
10911650960ColloquialCharacteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing14
10911650961DialectA regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.15
10911650962Dictionword choice16
10911655875Euphemisima mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.17
10911655876Figure of Speecha word or phrase that has a meaning other than the literal meaning.18
10911664203Hyperboleexaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.19

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