Writer's Workshop Notes 1-3 Review

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IndirectCharacterization Shows things that reveal the personality of the character. Characterization The way in which an author shows the personality of a character. Antagonist The "bad guy" or force in a story. Setting Describes where and when the story takes place. Protagonist The "good" guy in a story. DirectCharacterization Tells the reader the personality of the character. CharacterTraits Descriptive adjectives that tell us specific qualities of a character. Theme The underlying message of a story or poem. Subject This is not the same as the theme of a story. FigurativeLanguage Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal meaning. Simile Compares two things using "like" or "as." Idiom An expression used to describe a common situation. Onomatopoeia A word that imitates a sound; often used in comics. Hyperbole A gross (or major) exaggeration. Personification Language that gives a human characteristic to a non-human object. Metaphor Compares two unlike things without using “like” or “as.”