| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Major character | a character who participates in much of the story's plot. |
| Minor character | a character who has a small role in the story's plot. |
| Flat character | a character the reader knows very little about, who seems to not have very many qualities. |
| Round character | a character the reader knows very well, a complex, very human character |
| Stock character | a character that fits a certain type that appears often in books, stories, etc. such as a mad scientist. |
| Direct characterization | when an author explicitly tells the reader what a character is like |
| Indirect characterization | when an author shows what a character is like by what he/she says, does, etc. |
| Dialogue | indirect characterization via conversation |
| Dramatic monologue | indirect characterization via speech to audience |
| Soliloquy | indirect characterization via talking to one's self |
| Dialect | indirect characterization via the way one talks and the words one uses |
Combine with other sets
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