Prateek wants to write a dialogue between an elderly woman and the lover she has kept secret from the world since she was a teenager. Prateek’s writing teacher tells him there is one thing above all else that he should focus on as he writes the dialogue that will allow him to capture the essence of the exchange. What is Prateek’s teacher MOST likely referring to?
A.
the secret lover’s background and what kind of character he is
B.
the elderly woman’s feelings about her secret lover
C.
the variety of sentence types each character uses when they talk
D.
the setting surrounding the elderly woman and her lover as they converse