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Character Word Search

11 words · 13×13 grid

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PROTAGONISTANTAGONISTARCHETYPEBACKSTORYNARRATORSIDEKICKDIALOGUEMOTIVEGROWTHTRAITFLAW
Character Word Search, free printable PDF preview

A character without a FLAW is furniture. It is the crack in them that makes the story go anywhere, and every writer eventually works this out the hard way. PROTAGONIST, MOTIVE, BACKSTORY, GROWTH. The grid holds the whole toolkit.

Word find or word search? Different name, same grid: 11 character words hidden above, answer key on page two.

Frequently asked questions

What is an archetype?

A character pattern old enough that readers recognise it instantly: the mentor, the trickster, the reluctant hero.

Is this useful for an English class?

It covers the standard vocabulary of character analysis, so it works as a warm-up before studying any novel or play.

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