Which of the following sentences are examples of direct characterization? frank was a very tall man, and managed to immediately intimidate most people he met. the door opened and in came ridiculous reginald, as dapper and debonair as ever. i looked down the hall and laughed at the sight of little janine struggling with her enormous suitcase. “well,” said jules, “as you know, i’ve never cared much for sir henry. he’s completely out of touch with commoners like ourselves.”

A) Frank was a very tall man, and managed to immediately intimidate most people he met and B) The door opened and in came ridiculous Reginald, as dapper and debonair as ever.

Explanation: characterization is a literary device that consists in the description of a character (it can be of its physical appearance or personality), it can be direct, when the speaker explicitly describes the character, or indirect if it is described by dialogues or actions. In the given sentences, there are two examples of direct characterization, options A and B, because they are describing the characters (Frank and Reginald respectively) explicitly and directly.

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