CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Direct characterization is a type of literary device used to tell conclusive details about a character to the reader with little or no ambiguity. The idea is that the author is stating a definitive fact about the character, as opposed to more subtle descriptions that leave some things up to the reader’s imagination.

Detailed explanation-2: -Direct characterization, or explicit characterization, is a method of describing the character in a straightforward manner: through their physical description (i.e. blue eyes), their line of work (i.e. lawyer), and their passions and outside pursuits (i.e. voracious reader).

Detailed explanation-3: -It can either be direct characterization, where the author uses direct statements to tell the readers exactly what the character is like, or indirect characterization, where the writer suggests to the readers what the character is like by describing the way the character acts.

Detailed explanation-4: -Direct Characterization tells the audience what the personality of the character is. Example: “The patient boy and quiet girl were both well-mannered and did not disobey their mother.” Explanation: The author is directly telling the audience the personality of these two children.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indirect characterization describes a character through their thoughts, actions, speech, and dialogue. Direct characterization, or explicit characterization, describes the character through their physical description, line of work, or passions and pursuits.