CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is direct characterization?
A
Making a logical guess about the character
B
When the author tells the audience the personality of a character
C
The moral of the story
D
When something unexpected happened.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Indirect characterization is a type of literary device that reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly. Instead of describing a character in a straightforward way, the author shows their traits through that character’s actions, speech, thoughts, appearance, and how other characters react to them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Direct characterization is when an author describes a character in a straightforward manner, as if telling the reader directly.

Detailed explanation-4: -Direct characterization, also known as explicit characterization, consists of the author telling the audience what a character is like. A narrator may give this information, or a character in the story may do it.

Detailed explanation-5: -Direct characterization is a literary device in which an author gives a physical description of a character that includes their personality.

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