His audience was mostly puritan as was the case in the 18th century. His audience was probably scared mindless because his sermons usually included scary and vivid description of suffering, hell, sins, the devil, which was all supposed to scare you into being a better christian.
Direct characterization is when the author specifically tells the reader the traits of a character. In this excerpt, Dickens tells you that the woman is elderly, wise, experienced and knows what is "good for children". If Dickens had used indirect characterization, he would have need to shown her wisdom and experience by including specific examples. The reader would then be lead to develop his own conclusion about the whether or not the woman was wise and experienced.
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book is to library as desk is to school
book is to desk as library is to school
please mark as brainliest
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The woman is in the middle of the woods at night. She is wearing a white shiny cloack, maning she is important in her society, and she carries a vase meaning she is completeing a ritual or an important daily task.