Question

Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?

Question 17 options:
Rainsford was a skilled and experienced hunter.
Rainsford quietly determined what he had to do to survive the hunt.
Ivan slowly trudged through the muck to retrieve the prey.
The General peered effortlessly through the foliage and looked for clues to track
his prey.

Answer 1

Rainsford was a skilled and experienced hunter.

Answer 2

Answer: Rainsford was a skilled and experienced hunter.

Explanation: The sentence from "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell, that is an example of direct characterization is Rainsford was a skilled and experienced hunter. Characterization is a literary device that is used to give details about the character in a story. In this way, the author introduces the character. In this sentence, the narrator is directly describing the character. This is called direct characterization.