Vera looked as if a strong gust of wind might carry her away. Vera is: resourceful unhappy small brilliant DIRECT: INDIRECT: 3. When he saw his baby brother sniffling in a corner, Cal patted the seat next to him. "Wanna play?" Cal is: sheepish nervous lonely sympathetic DIRECT: INDIRECT: 4. Too lazy to actually reach for it, Marty just stared wishfully at the TV remote. Marty is: confused eager inactive unruly DIRECT: INDIRECT: 5. Once Mama had made up her mind about the dog, Emma knew it'd be a waste of time to ask again. Mama is: stubborn brilliant shy brave DIRECT: INDIRECT: 6. Ariel peeked into the package and thought she might explode. "An iPad! You got me my own iPad?" Ariel is: anxious excited sensitive meek

2. Vera looked as if a strong gust of wind might carry her away. Vera is: resourceful unhappy small brilliant DIRECT: INDIRECT:

3. When he saw his baby brother sniffling in a corner, Cal patted the seat next to him. "Wanna play?" Cal is: sheepish nervous lonely sympathetic DIRECT: INDIRECT:

4. Too lazy to actually reach for it, Marty just stared wishfully at the TV remote. Marty is: confused eager inactive unruly DIRECT: INDIRECT:

5. Once Mama had made up her mind about the dog, Emma knew it'd be a waste of time to ask again. Mama is: stubborn brilliant shy brave DIRECT: INDIRECT:

6. Ariel peeked into the package and thought she might explode. "An iPad! You got me my own iPad?" Ariel is: anxious excited sensitive meek  DIRECT: INDIRECT

Explanation:

Direct characterization is used when the author specifically mentions the qualities of the character. Indirect characterization is used when the speaker does not directly mention the quality of the character, but these qualities can be inferred through the descriptions of the characters.

From the descriptions of the character Vera, in the sentence below, though her specific emotion is not mentioned, we can infer from the description that Vera was unhappy. This is an indirect characterization.

explanation:

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administration noun

the government of a country

affairs

events and activities relating to the government, politics, economy, etc. of a country, region, or the world

the corridors (of power)

the places where people use their political influence and major political decisions are made

government

the process, method, or effects of governing

play politics

to use politics for your own reasons, without caring about the effects on other people

political

relating to politics

political

interested or involved in politics

politically

in a political way

politicize

to bring an issue, organization, way of doing something, etc. to the attention of the public so that it can be discussed

politicize

to make someone more interested and involved in politics

politicking

political activity by someone who is only interested in doing things for their own advantage, not in other people

politics

the ideas and activities involved in getting power in a country or over a particular area of the world

politics

the profession of being a politician

politics

the ideas and activities used by people within a particular group to try to get power

public affairs

political issues that affect most people

public life

work that involves being known to a lot of people, especially in politics, but also in religion and education

public office

a job in the government that you have because you were chosen or elected

public service

work or important positions in the government, or in organizations controlled by the government

representation

in politics, the job of officially people and making decisions for them

sociopolitical

involving a combination of social and political matters

state

the government of a country

answer: the first one

explanation:

explicitly is defined as “in a clear and detailed manner, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.” the rest are interpretive and not clearly proven leaving in fact possible “confusion or doubt” which explicitly, by definition cannot have.