Well it can mean three things.
1) give the impression or sensation of being something or having a particular quality.
2) used to make a statement or description of one's thoughts, feelings, or actions less assertive or forceful.
3) be unable to do something, despite having tried.
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My mother telephoned my sister and said "I (or you) won a trip to Ireland"
Direct Characterization, because a dialogue is meant to be spoken with a person or other characters in a play directly.
A) her childhood,
because it involves her youth and experiences with family
