3. Which of these sentences is an example of direct characterization? Bobbie often listened to her friends talk for hours without saying a word. Bobbie slipped quietly from the hall into her homeroom. Bobbie once walked all the way home from school by herself. Bobbie was a shy girl who didn't talk much.

Bobbie was a shy girl who didn't talk much.

Explanation:

The sentence that is an example of direct characterization is "Bobbie was a shy girl who didn't talk much."

Direct characterization is known to be a method of describing one's character explicitly and straightforward. The characterization is seen in their physical description, passions, actions, line of work, etc. Direct characterization is known to be a very useful literary device.

We can see that Bobbie was directly described. The speaker said she was a shy girl - a straightforward description.

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