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☆☆☆☆☆an observation is information about objects,events,moves,attichudes and phenomena using directly one or more senses.
Direct characterization is when the reader is told about how the character is outright in the text. Indirect characterization is when the reader is told of the characters actions, words or thoughts and is left to devise how the character is instead.
Direct characterization tells, whereas indirect characterization shows.
Historical setting helps to provide the context of a story. For example, historical setting would give the reader some details about time period, the society in which the story takes place, etc.
How different is the narrator's perspective from the character's
Use the phrase "most people think . . ."
Brainstorm, draft, revise, polish
It is often more effective to let the reader figure out what a character is like, rather than telling the reader directly.
A description containing too much sensory information, which can overwhelm a reader
Vivid imagery helps the reader imagine the scene more directly
describe something
Answer this question… The walls of the room glowed a soft red
The feelings attached to particular places
A character might behave different in different places
White sailboats on dark water - Apex
Katie sensed a peaceful feeling come over her as she stared out the window at the lightning storm --APEX
its been used too commonly to be evocative
a narrator who doees not view similarly like others
Relaxed
