Considering you haven't given the actual excerpts, some help would be that direct characterization is as simple as saying "The man is wearing a broad-brimmed hat". It is literally "direct", straight to the point. Hope this helps.
A-Progressive tense Example: I bike everyday. "I am biking today."
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Explanation:
Washington began his Address by expressing his anxiety at being elected the first President under the new Constitutional charter and was fully aware that he was "unpractised in the duties of civil administration." Washington then called attention to what he perceived as the obvious operations of "providential agency".
Hope this helps :)
