Question

Fill in the blanks with a suitable option:-
A character sketch which is used as a short story or a narrative on its own usually lacks ______________
A. A plot or significant action.
B. A detailed description of the character.
C. Incidents involving the character.
D. A structured organization.

Answer 1

Hint:A character sketch is a rough-and-ready depiction or thumbnail representation of an entity, capturing the facial features, psychological qualities, and the like of that person in brief. The short explanations frequently capitalize on the person's character's more unique or funny elements.

Complete answer:
Option A:-'A formal outline of the characteristics of an individual' is a character sketch.
"Besides being an essay type that students write in composition classes, fiction authors can use character sketches in their pre-writing or drafting stages of short stories or novels as a means to develop the people who'll inhabit the world they're creating." But, character sketches are limited to the character's appearance and some character-shaping events. They do not concentrate on the story, but the personality.
The character sketch then lacks a plot or crucial action, and choice A is right.
Option B:- A thorough outline of the character is a character sketch. Therefore, it can't be skipped, and option B is incorrect.
Option C:- A character sketch can contain character-related events.
Option D:- A character sketch used as a short story includes a structure or an order in which the character is built. The plot would be incomplete without a framework.

Hence the correct answer is option A.

Note: Joseph Hall, in his book Characters of Virtues and Vices, published in 1608, was the first English writer to venture into the genre. Until the late seventeenth century, however, the character sketch did not become popular with the literate population. Sketches are admired by the public for their satire and readable nature.