Read this passage from page 44 of Grendel, in which Grendel has just heard a
blind musician:
I was so filled with sorrow and tenderness I could hardly
have found it in my heart to snatch a pig! Thus i fled,
ridiculous hairy creature torn apart by poetry - crawling,
whimpering, streaming tears, across the world like a two-
headed beast, like mixed-up lamb and kid at the tail of a
baffled, indifferent ewe- and I gnashed my teeth and
clutched the sides of my head as if to heal the split, but I
couldn't
What best explains the type of characterization used in this passage?
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A. Indirect characterization because the author describes Grendel's
physical strength as weaker than human strength
O
B. Indirect characterization because the author uses Grendel's
thoughts to show his feelings about powerful verse
O
C. Direct characterization because the author uses figurative
language to discuss Grendel's feelings
O
D. Direct characterization because the author describes Grendel's
physical appearance in a direct manner