Antagonist
A character or force in conflict with a main character or protagonist.
Character Motives
The reason why a character acts, thinks or feels a certain way.
Character Traits
Aspects of a character's personality that are permanent and consistent, unlike feelings and emotions.
Characterization
The techniques a writer uses to create and develop characters.
Dialogue
A conversation between characters used to reveal character traits and to advance action.
Direct Characterization
The author directly states a character's traits or describes the character physically.
Dynamic Characters
Characters that develop and grow throughout the course of a story.
Epiphany
A moment of sudden understanding; enlightenment.
Flat characters
Characters who are simple and one dimensional.
Indirect characterization
Reveals personality through the character's looks, words, and actions as well as other character's comments.
Main Characters
The character about whom a story or drama is focused and around whom the plot revolves.
Minor characters
Characters that interact with the main character and help move the story along.
Narrator
A speaker or character who tells a story.
Protagonist
The main character of a literary work.
Round Characters
Characters who are complex and three dimensional.
Static Characters
Characters that remain the same throughout the story.
Stock Characters
Characters who fit our preconceived notions about a specific type.