How do writers use direct characterization in a story

1. The writer directly comments on the personality of the character

2. The personality of the character is directly revealed by the narrator, another character, or the character himself.

3. The writer tells the readers about the character

Allusion and illusion. an allusion is an indirect reference, whereas an illusion is something that is unreal or incorrect. each of the nouns has a related verb form: allude “to refer indirectly to,” and illude (not a very common word), which may mean “to delude or deceive” or “to subject to an illusion.”