Character study technical terms

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Teachit Author
Character study technical terms
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Literature: Reading
Resource type
Student activity

A brilliant resource for KS4-5 students studying a novel or play to help them to understand the different character types in their text, and how writers construct characters. The resource includes definitions for a range of characters and asks students to identify an example of each in the text they are studying. 

The character definitions include: 

  • Narrator
  • Protagonist
  • Antagonist
  • Foil character
  • Flat character
  • Rounded character
  • Stereotype or Stock character
  • Static character
  • Dynamic character
  • Major character
  • Minor character
  • Hero/heroine
  • Tragic hero/heroine
  • Anti-hero/heroine
  • Romantic hero/heroine

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Most useful

Valerie Long

07/10/2020

Useful summary. Thanks

camilla leigh

28/03/2016

5

5

Most useful

Valerie Long

07/10/2020

Useful summary. Thanks

camilla leigh

28/03/2016

5

5

5

5