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Theme
Plot
Setting
Character
Point of View
Plot
• On a new page in
the “Literary
Terms” section of
your notebook, title
it “Methods of
Characterization”
and copy the
information from
the following slides.
Flat Characterization
• A character who has one or two
sides, representing one or two
traits—often a stereotype.
Flat characters help move
the plot along more quickly
because the audience
immediately understands
what the character is about.
• Example: Like a geeky
science professor
Round Characterization
• A character who is complex and
has many sides or traits
with unpredictable
behavior and a fully
developed personality.
Antagonists are usually
a round characterization.
• Example: Stitch,
from Lilo and
Stitch
Static Characterization
• A character who does not
change or develop beyond the
way in which she or he is first
presented.
• Example: Atticus
Finch from To
Kill a Mockingbird.
Types of Conflict
• In the Literary
Terms section of
your notebook,
please copy the
following
information about
the types of
conflict that
form the basis of
plot.
External Conflict
• There are
three types of
external
conflict:
character vs.
character;
character vs.
society; and
character vs.
nature.
Character vs. Character
• The protagonist
in the story
experiences
conflict with
others,
especially the
antagonist.
Character vs. Society
• The
protagonist
in the
story
experiences
conflict
with
society as
a whole.
Character vs. Nature
• The
protagonist in
the story
experiences
conflict with
the elements
of nature.
Internal Conflict
• The
protagonist in
the story
experiences
conflict with
her or his
conscience.