To think seriously

Harsh cruel ruler

Badly injured by being attacked

Stretched out for a better look

A writer directly states a character’s traits or characteristics.

A promise or pledge

When an author shows a character's personality through speech, actions and appearance.

Jane felt like she was ___________ with bad luck.

The king treated all of the people in his kingdom kindly, he was not a ___________ like others.

Fill in the blank with the correct term.

James stared at the winner's prize money _____________.

Fill in the blank with the correct term.

Since the author used _____________, I know exactly what character traits the character in the story has.

Fill in the blank with the correct term.

When Jenny saw a stray dog in her neighborhood she ran as fast as she could for fear of being _______________.

Fill in the blank with the correct term.

Since I had to use my context clues to figure out the character's character traits, I knew the author had used _____________.