Which term is 'description of a character inferred from speech, thoughts, and actions of a character. Also inferred from the responses of other characters'?

• A. Characterization
• B. Indirect Characterization
• C. Direct Characterization
• D. Sarcasm

Answer: (B)

This centers on indirect characterization—the reader learns what a character is like through clues in what they say, think, and do, and through how others react to them. Because the description is inferred from speech, thoughts, actions, and the responses of other characters, it fits this type rather than being stated outright.

Direct characterization would tell you traits straight out, without you having to deduce them from clues. The broader term characterization is the overall process of presenting characters, but here the emphasis is specifically on drawing conclusions from behavior and reactions, which is indirect. Sarcasm is a rhetorical or tonal device and not the method by which a character’s traits are revealed.