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Direct Presentation
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The narrator tells us what the character is like.
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Indirect Presentation
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The narrator shows us what the character is like; we must infer the character's personalityand motivations through what s/he does, thinks, and says.
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Protagonist
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Main character, (good or evil)
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Antagonist
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The character or force opposing the protagonist.
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Round
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Character that is well developed. (we know a lot about them).
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Flat
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We don't know much about the character.
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Dynamic
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The character changes through the story.
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Static
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The character stays the same throughout the story.
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Stock
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Stereotyped. A character immediately placed in a group.
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Foil
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A character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight certain qualities of the other character.
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Dialogue
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A literary and theatrical form consisting of written or spoken conversational exchange between 2 or more people.
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Flashback
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When information is presented that happened before the story begins.
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Foreshadowing
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A warning or hint for the reader about incidents that follow.
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Narrator
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The entity that tells the story. Not the author.
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