Direct characterization is when the author specifically tells the reader the traits of a character. In this excerpt, Dickens tells you that the woman is elderly, wise, experienced and knows what is "good for children". If Dickens had used indirect characterization, he would have need to shown her wisdom and experience by including specific examples. The reader would then be lead to develop his own conclusion about the whether or not the woman was wise and experienced.
A cliché is a sentence or phrase that has been used too many times that it has lost its significance, for which it had been once important. Another characteristic of a cliché is that they intend to add greatness to a very repetitive and overly used concept. The romantic movies would be a good example of it, we all know love is a nice experience, but in romance movies they tend to exaggerate the feeling by making it look heavenly all the time, which we all know it is not that way all the time.
From the options we have here the lines that represent a cliché better is:
4. A thing of beauty is a joy forever
This saying has the two main characteristics of a cliché, it has been said too many times, and it talks about beauty and joy forever. We know that nothing has beauty and produces joy forever, hence this is the perfect example of a cliché.
The sentences that are punctuated correctly are listed below.
- My science teacher, who is new to my school, is encouraging me to enter the science fair.
- The roses that I planted in my garden have not yet bloomed.
The other sentences should be written differently.
My friend Ray, a figure skater, would like to learn to play chess.
- We need the commas to separate the additional, irrelevant information.
Javier made a sculpture out of seashells that he found on the beach.
- The comma is not necessary.
The winning dog, which is a collie, completed the course in only twelve seconds.
- We need the commas to separate the additional, irrelevant information.
