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Ezravaleries petite frame was the complete opposite of her larger than life personality
Direct characterization describes the character in a straightforward manner.
Example : "Bill was a liar and a cheat." (he's a liar and a cheat)
Indirect characterization uses statements and dialogue to describe a character by providing illustrating examples.
Example: "She was not looking forward to wearing a frilly dress to the dance."
(she's a tomboy)
The salesman would often drive miles out of his way rather than sit in traffic.
(describes an impatient personality)
He saw her leave sweaters and coats scattered around the playground, and later the homeless children were wearing them. (reveals her character)
The wind was so strong that Paula's brown hair was whipping around and impeding her vision. -- This is indirect physical characterization. The sentence is not about the color or length of Paula's hair, but provides this information.
John was lazy.
Depending on the character in the book, there are many. To start off, you can use an example of Johnny and how he was been kicked too many times. The quote is: "If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers, you'll have Johnny." There are most indirect characterizations of Johnny like this one. " Johnny had failed a year in school and never made good grades he couldn't grasp and that was shoved at him too fast, and I guess his teachers thought he was just plain dumb." Other characters have different indirect characterizations but there was just a few.
"You're a cheerleader"
Is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows an example of direct or indirect characterization?
What exactly do you mean? To directly answer your question, no, an entire book is not an example of any kind of characterization. Although, specific sentences in the book are characterization types.
Is this description of the dog direct or indirect characterization?
Indirect. The narrator uses words and thoughts to reveal character traits of the dog.
Which description is an example of direct characteristics?
descriptive grammar
What are characterization techniques?
Some characterization techniques are direct and indirect. Direct characterization is when the author gives direct descriptions of the character he is describing. Indirect would be when an author describes a character by what other people think of him, or what the character says. 1) What the character says or does 2) What others say about him/her 3) Physical description 4) What the character thinks
What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?
Indirect characterization relies on inferences, where is direct characterization does not.-Apex
