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The iway ian iauthor idevelops ia icharacter iand ireveals ihis/hers/their itraits iand iqualities i-
iAnswers i-Characterization
The iauthor/narrator itells ithe ireader isomething iabout ia icharacter idirectly. iHint: i(No
iinferences, ino iquestioning, icompletely iclear) i- iAnswers i-Direct icharacterization
The icharacter ishows ithe ireader ia itrait ithrough iaction, idialogue/ iinteractions iwith iother
icharacters. iHint: i(Involves ithe ireader imaking ian iinference) i- iAnswers i-Indirect
icharacterization
Physical iappearance
Narrator's icomments
Thoughts, ifeelings, ispeech, iand iactions
Other icharacters iPOV i- iAnswers i-Methods iof icharacterization
How ia icharacter ilooks ion ithe ioutside
Hair icolor, ieye icolor, iheight, ibody itype, iskin itone, igender, iclothing, ithe iway ia
icharacter imoves, ifacial iexpressions, ibody ilanguage. i- iAnswers i-Physical iappearance
Opinions ior ifacts istated iabout ithe ifocus icharacter
Opinions ioften icome ifrom ithe iNarrator iwhen ithe inarrator iis ithe iprotagonist
Facts ioften icome ifrom ithe inarrator iwhen ithe inarrator iis iunnamed ior iis ithe iauthor i-
iAnswers i-Narrator's icomments
Parts iof ithe icharacter's ipersonality ithat iare irevealed ithrough iwhat ihe/she/they isays,
idoes, ior ithinks
Can ibe ifound iin idialogue, iinternal ithoughts, ithe icharacter ispeaking ito
ihimself/herself/themselves, iconscious ior iunconscious iactions iHint: i(things ia icharacter
ichooses ito ido ivs. ithings ia icharacter idoes iwithout ithinking.) i- iAnswers i-Thoughts,
ifeelings, ispeech, iand iactions
Other icharacters ireactions ito ithe ifocus icharacter
Often iseen iin ibody ilanguage, iand iwhat iothers isay itoward ithe ifocus icharter.
Can ialso ibe iexpressed iin idialogue. iEither ito ithe icharacter ior iabout ithe ifocus
icharacter. iHint: i(When ihe/she/they iaren't iaround) i- iAnswers i-Another icharacters iPOV
A istatement ithat iuses i"like" ior i"as" iHint: i(Sometimes i"than") i- iAnswers i-Simile
