the way the author presents or defines characters in a story.
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indirect characterization
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when the author uses actions of the character, what the character does and thinks, what other characters say and do to the other character and how the character responds to events in the story.
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direct characterization
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when the author uses adjectives to directly describe the character.
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flat character
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2 dimensional and doesn't change
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round character
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complex and capable of undergoing change
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static character
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a character that stays the same throughout the story
