Question
What is direct characterization?
Responses
when a narrator tells the reader what a character is like
when a narrator tells the reader what a character is like - no response given
the devices and methods an author uses to craft a story
the devices and methods an author uses to craft a story - no response given
when the reader must deduce a character’s traits through actions, dialogue, and interactions with other characters
when the reader must deduce a character’s traits through actions, dialogue, and interactions with other characters - no response given
a person, animal, thing, or being that is treated as a person in a story
Responses
when a narrator tells the reader what a character is like
when a narrator tells the reader what a character is like - no response given
the devices and methods an author uses to craft a story
the devices and methods an author uses to craft a story - no response given
when the reader must deduce a character’s traits through actions, dialogue, and interactions with other characters
when the reader must deduce a character’s traits through actions, dialogue, and interactions with other characters - no response given
a person, animal, thing, or being that is treated as a person in a story
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Direct characterization is **when a narrator tells the reader what a character is like.** This method provides explicit details about the character's traits, personality, and attributes without requiring the reader to infer or interpret those qualities through actions or dialogue.