The correct answer is D. Mario is smart and funny. At nearly six feet tall with curly black hair and green eyes, Mario attracts a lot of attention.
Explanation:
In literature, including short stories and novels, the term characterization refers to the way the reader knows about the personality, physical traits, behaviors, beliefs and other features that are part of a character, mainly through direct or indirect characterization. In the case of direct characterization, the narrator uses descriptive details and adjectives to tell the reader the way a character is, which means the narrator directly describes the character. On the opposite, if the narrator uses indirect characterization, this means the narrator does not describe the character but allows the reader to know the character through the character's opinions, reactions, behaviors, and others that suggest the way a character is.
Considering this, it can be concluded the statement that is an example of direct characterization is "Mario is smart and funny. At nearly six feet tall with curly black hair and green eyes, Mario attracts a lot of attention" because in this statement the character Mario is directly described using adjectives such as "smart" or "funny".
