| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Characterization | Presentation of a character or characters on the stage or in writing ,especially by imitating or describing actions,gestures ,or speeches |
| Major Characters | Almost always round or three dimensional characters. They have good and bad qualities. Their goals ambitions and values change. A round character change as a result of what happens to him or her. A character who changes inside as a result of what happens to him is referred to in literature as a DYNAMIC character. A dynamic character grows or progresses to a higher level of understanding in the course of the story. |
| Protagonist | The main character in the story |
| Foil | A character who provides a contrast to the protagonist. |
| Minor Characters | Almost always flat or two dimensional character. they are usually all good or all bad. Such characters lack depth. Flat characters are sometimes referred to as STATIC characters because they do not change in the course of the story. |
| Point Of View | The perceptive from which the story is told |
| First Person | The narrator is a character in the story who can reveal olny personal thoughts and feelings and what he or she sees and is told by other characters.He can't tell us thoughts of the characters. |
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