Question

Which quotation from The Fellowship of the Ring is an example of direct characterization? “Bilbo met the guests (and additions) at the new white gate in person.” “He had a long white beard and bushy eyebrows that stuck out beyond the brim of his hat.” “Bilbo left his place and went and stood on a chair under the illuminated tree.” “‘Who will laugh, I wonder?’ said Gandalf, shaking his head.”

Answer 1

Answer :

"He had a long white beard and bushy eyebrows that stuck out beyond the brim of his hat."

Direct characterization is a technique of introducing a character by directly describing the character. It may not necessarily involve character sketching through his or her actions.

In the lines given above the author is directly describing the character by using images and phrases. So it is an example of direct characterization.

Answer 2

The quotation which is an example of direct characterization is "He had a long white beard...brim of his hat."

What is Direct Characterization?

This refers to the use of description of a person by making an analysis of his words and actions and physical appearance.

Hence, we can see that the quotation from the excerpt that made use of direct characterization was the one where the white beards and the bushy eyebrows were described.

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