SSES Character Traits

Positive adjectives, on the other hand, are words that create a negative image of a person/character.

Calm, Funny, Brave, and Confident are examples of...

Using adjectives for characterization: Help the writer make an impact for the reader.

When writing, it’s important to consider the situation when adding adjectives.

Person, animal, or object/thing presented as a person in a narrative.

Using adjectives for characterization: Define the short story element scheme and identify its traits within a text.

Using adjectives for characterization: Describe your and other's personality .

Hungarian, British, African and Mexican are examples of...

Negative adjectives are words that paint the character in a positive light.

Sometimes an adjective can be negative in some situations and positive in others.

Attractive, Beautiful, Handsome and Elegant, are examples of...

Using adjectives for characterization: Builds the characters.

Using adjectives for characterization: Using fewer words to "paint a picture" for your reader.

If you are creating a positive image of the character you should use...

Personality and nationality are physical traits.

Using adjectives for characterization: Describe historical figures.

Modify more than just people, include observations, size/shape, age, color, origin, material, and qualifying adjectives.

Adding adjectives to describe personality is a guaranteed way to increase the quality of your writing

Words that will expand on specific traits, qualities, and features.

If you want to spotlight the negative characteristics of a person (or character) you would use...

Modest, Casual, Classy and Eclectic are examples of...

The way the characters think, what expresses, interactions, changes, feelings and expressions

Hair, height, age and shape are emotional attributes.