"But Mrs. Caldera is baking cookies, She is humming a song from childhood, Her arms are heavy and strong" (lines 24-26). This is an example of what literary element?

Characterization

Explanation:

Characterization is a literary element that is employed when an author describes the attributes of a character in a story. This description can be done directly by explicitly describing qualities of the character or indirectly by allowing the readers to deduce the traits of the reader.

In the characterization of Mrs. Caldera above, the writer employs indirect characterization by describing the physical appearance of Mrs. Caldera and also her present activities. Thus, the reader can make deductions about whom they perceive Mrs. Caldera to be.