Practice - Indirect Characterization (Showing)
Practice Questions
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What is indirect characterization?
💡 Hint: Think about how you learn about characters in a story without the author explicitly telling you.
Name one method of indirect characterization.
💡 Hint: Recall the acronym S.T.A.L.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does indirect characterization involve?
💡 Hint: Think about how you learn about characters by observing them.
True or False: Indirect characterization can only show a character’s speech.
💡 Hint: Recall the various methods of showing character traits.
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Challenge Problems
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Choose a character from a book you’ve read. Analyze them using indirect characterization, focusing on how their speech, actions, and effects on others reveal their personality and motivations.
💡 Hint: Pick a character whose journey is dynamic; look for key interactions with others.
Write an alternate scene for a character, using indirect characterization methods to reveal different aspects of their personality than previously established.
💡 Hint: Think about what you want to reveal about the character. How do slight changes change perceptions?
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