What is direct characterization?(1 point) Responses 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 the devices and methods an author uses to craft a story the devices and methods an author uses to craft a story a person, animal, thing, or being that is treated as a person in a story a person, animal, thing, or being that is treated as a person in a story when a narrator tells the reader what a character is like
Direct characterization is when a narrator tells the reader what a character is like.
Which sentence is an example of indirect characterization?(1 point) Responses As David talked, Heather yawned and looked around to see who else had come to the party. As David talked, Heather yawned and looked around to see who else had come to the party. Heather looked in the mirror and noticed how rested she looked; sleeping in had been a good idea. Heather looked in the mirror and noticed how rested she looked; sleeping in had been a good idea. “I don’t like parties,” Heather told Anika, and together they went outside to the quiet patio. “I don’t like parties,” Heather told Anika, and together they went outside to the quiet patio. “Heather is kind and patient,” Anika said.
The sentence "“Heather is kind and patient,” Anika said" is an example of indirect characterization, as it relies on the speech of another character to describe Heather's traits.
What is a complex character?(1 point) Responses a character who narrates their own story to explain their thoughts, actions, and motivations to readers a character who narrates their own story to explain their thoughts, actions, and motivations to readers a character with multiple qualities, traits, and motivations who changes over the course of the story a character with multiple qualities, traits, and motivations who changes over the course of the story a character who has limited motivations and does not change significantly over the course of the story a character who has limited motivations and does not change significantly over the course of the story a character who interacts with every other character in the story
A complex character is a character with multiple qualities, traits, and motivations who changes over the course of the story.
Use the story to answer the question. How do Cora’s motivations advance the plot? (1 point) Responses Her desire to get her brother back leads to actions that resolve the plot. Her desire to get her brother back leads to actions that resolve the plot. Her desire to get her brother back sets the main plot in motion. Her desire to get her brother back sets the main plot in motion. Her desire to be a better sister leads her to take actions that resolve the plot. Her desire to be a better sister leads her to take actions that resolve the plot. Her desire to punish her brother for annoying her sets the main plot in motion. Her desire to punish her brother for annoying her sets the main plot in motion.
Direct characterization refers to when a narrator or author explicitly tells the reader what a character is like. It is the opposite of indirect characterization, where the reader must deduce a character's traits through actions, dialogue, and interactions with other characters. In direct characterization, the author directly describes the character's appearance, personality, or motivations, providing clear insight to the reader.
