Which of the following is an example of direct characterization? a. beauty is only skin deep. b. “wow, mario! you really make me laugh,” marta exclaimed as she watched him brushing his curly black hair. c. the yellow stage had been recently painted, and the new curtains smelled of starch and detergent. d. mario is smart and funny. at nearly six feet tall with curly black hair and green eyes, mario attracts a lot of attention.

The correct answer is D. Mario is smart and funny. At nearly six feet tall with curly black hair and green eyes, Mario attracts a lot of attention.

Explanation:

In literature, including short stories and novels, the term characterization refers to the way the reader knows about the personality, physical traits, behaviors, beliefs and other features that are part of a character, mainly through direct or indirect characterization. In the case of direct characterization, the narrator uses descriptive details and adjectives to tell the reader the way a character is, which means the narrator directly describes the character. On the opposite, if the narrator uses indirect characterization, this means the narrator does not describe the character but allows the reader to know the character through the character's opinions, reactions, behaviors, and others that suggest the way a character is.

Considering this, it can be concluded the statement that is an example of direct characterization is "Mario is smart and funny. At nearly six feet tall with curly black hair and green eyes, Mario attracts a lot of attention" because in this statement the character Mario is directly described using adjectives such as "smart" or "funny".

sonnet 130 follows the typical rhyme scheme of the form abab cdcd efef gg and is composed in iambic pentameter,a type of a poetic metre based on five pairs of metrically weak/strong syllabic positions.the first line exemplifies iambic pentameter.

"facing the rising sun of our new day begun

let us march on till victory is won.",

because the rising sun is a symbol of hope.