Question

Short character sketches are called _____. A. characterizations / B. illustrations / C. vignettes

Answer 1

   a small illustration or portrait photograph that fades into its background without a definite border.  C. vignettes

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. Vignettes

Explanation:

In literature, vignettes are short scenes or sketches that include a character and provide some information about it usually by focusing on one aspect such as personality traits, values, ideas, etc. Because of this, vignettes often represent scenes or sections of a complete plot and are widely used in theater or cinema. Additionally, some vignettes can focus on different elements and not only characters as they can describe places, objects or ideas. Thus, the ones that are short character sketches are vignettes.