Question

question 9 (matching worth 2 points) (03.08 mc) match each type of characterization to its correct example. match term definition direct characterization a) violet was as lovely as her namesake flower, a blonde, with curling golden hair, dazzling dark... indirect characterization b) every morning on his way to work, people avoided him like the plague. they averted their eyes from his so it would not appear as though they wanted to strike up a conversation.

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall the definitions of direct and indirect characterization. Direct characterization is when the author explicitly tells the reader about a character's traits. Indirect characterization is when the author shows the character's traits through their actions, speech, or how others interact with them.

• For "Direct characterization", option A directly describes Violet's traits (lovely, kind, with golden hair, dazzling dark...), so it's direct.
• For "Indirect characterization", option B shows how people avoid Pepe (they averted their eyes) to imply something about Pepe, so it's indirect.

Answer:

Direct characterization - A) Violet was as lovely as her namesake flower: a blonde, with curling golden hair, dazzling dark...
Indirect characterization - B) Every morning on his way to work, people avoided him like the plague. They averted their eyes from his so it would not appear as though they wanted to strike up a conversation.