Direct Characterization: the way an author tells what a character is like with direct description of him or her.
Ex.: "Bobert was angry."
Indirect Characterization: the way an author shows what a character is like through his or her actions, words, or appearance.
Ex.: "Bobert punched a wall, turned as red as a tomato, and exclaimed, "I'll get you for this, Monsieur Montgomery!"
Theme: a pattern of an idea, lesson, or moral that an author weaves into a story through character, plot, dialogue, etc.
Ex.: In the short story "Bobert's Revenge," Bobert is constantly becoming angry for very small things, but doesn't realize the larger, more important things that are going on around him. These instances develop a theme of "anger over trivialities."
Epic/Homeric Simile: A simile in epic poetry that extends for several lines, and usually highlights something about hero.
Ex.: "As when a bear, startled by an intruder, rages into a fury to protect her young, throwing her mighty paws and thrashing her heavy head, rending trees into splinters and rocks into sand, so did Bobert rage when he found out Monsieur Montgomery ate his donut.
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