Read the passage from initiation. millicent brushed back a strand of hair. it was stiff and sticky from the egg that they had broken on her head as she knelt blindfolded at the sorority altar a short while before. there had been a silence, a slight crunching sound, and then she had felt the cold, slimy egg-white flattening and spreading on her head and sliding down her neck. she had heard someone smothering a laugh. it was all part of the ceremony. what technique does the author use most to describe millicent? the author uses indirect characterization to describe how millicent looks. the author uses indirect characterization to describe how millicent feels. the author uses direct characterization to describe how millicent looks. the author uses direct characterization to describe how millicent feels.

The author uses direct characterization to describe how Millicent looks.

Explanation:

Direct characterization occurs when the author specifically reveals details about a character in a straightforward manner through the use of descriptive language, like adjectives and phrases.

In the excerpt from "Initiation," the author makes use of direct characterization to illustrate Millicent's looks, such as her stiff and sticky hair.

an argumentative essay presents objectively a topic and its main characteristics. besides, it states all this information and facts by giving authentic and substantiated proof to the audience. by contrast, a persuasive text purpose is to convince the audience about some facts by presenting them according to his/her emotions and feelings. the main purpose of a persuasive text is to convince the audience to agree with the author´s opinion. on the other hand, in the argumentative essay, the author leads the writer to recognize his/her point of view as the correct one.