"Characterization" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Characterization is the process of creating and developing a character in a story by showing their personality, traits, and emotions through their words, actions, and behaviors. It is a literary device used in fiction to make characters appear realistic and relatable to the reader.
To characterize someone or something means to describe their or its essential qualities, traits, or features. It is to identify the key attributes that define them or it, often in a concise and usually positive or neutral way. In literature and criticism, characterization is the process of developing and presenting the personality, background, and emotional life of a character through language and other narrative devices.