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Adapted from Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (1895)

He sounded the clacker till his arm ached, and at length his heart grew sympathetic with the birds' thwarted desires. They seemed, like himself, to be living in a world which did not want them. Why should he frighten them away? They took upon more and more the aspect of gentle friends and pensioners—the only friends he could claim as being in the least degree interested in him, for his aunt had often told him that she was not. He ceased his rattling, and they alighted anew.

"Poor little dears!" said Jude, aloud. "You shall have some dinner—you shall. There is enough for us all. Farmer Troutham can afford to let you have some. Eat, then my dear little birdies, and make a good meal!"

They stayed and ate, inky spots on the nut-brown soil, and Jude enjoyed their appetite. A magic thread of fellow-feeling united his own life with theirs. Puny and sorry as those lives were, they much resembled his own.

His clacker he had by this time thrown away from him, as being a mean and sordid instrument, offensive both to the birds and to himself as their friend. All at once he became conscious of a smart blow upon his buttocks, followed by a loud clack, which announced to his surprised senses that the clacker had been the instrument of offense used. The birds and Jude started up simultaneously, and the dazed eyes of the latter beheld the farmer in person, the great Troutham himself, his red face glaring down upon Jude's cowering frame, the clacker swinging in his hand.

"So it's 'Eat my dear birdies,' is it, young man? 'Eat, dear birdies,' indeed! I'll tickle your breeches, and see if you say, 'Eat, dear birdies' again in a hurry! And you've been idling at the schoolmaster's too, instead of coming here, ha'n't ye, hey? That's how you earn your sixpence a day for keeping the rooks off my corn!"

From what point of view is this passage told?

Jude's as an old man

Third-person point of view

Jude's at the time of the events described

Second-person point of view

Farmer Troutham's

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From what point of view is this passage told?

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Jude's as an old man

Your answer:

Jude's at the time of the events described

Your answer:

Second-person point of view

Your answer:

Farmer Troutham's

Correct answer:

Third-person point of view

Explanation:

We cannot say from the passage that the narrator is a friend of Jude's, so the only safe answer is “the third-person perspective,” as the passage is written in the third person. The third person can either be totally objective or omniscient, or can be semi-omniscient, meaning that the point of view is aligned with a particular character, but still uses proper nouns and pronouns to refer to characters. The easiest way to ascertain this is that there is no use of the personal pronoun “I," which would mean the passage was in first person. Second person addresses the reader as "you."

Flashcards: Literary Texts

Adapted from Emily Dickinson's "Tell All The Truth But Tell It Slant" (1872)

Tell all the truth but tell it slant —

Success in Circuit lies

Too bright for our infirm Delight

The Truth's superb surprise

As Lightning to the Children eased

With explanation kind

The Truth must dazzle gradually

Or every man be blind —

What is the speaker's overall attitude towards telling the truth?

The speaker believes the truth is too harsh, so one should avoid it

The speaker believes one should always tell the truth, but tell it gently

The speaker feels that the truth is black and white and should always be told, no exceptions

The speaker feels that the truth is delightful and surprising

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What is the speaker's overall attitude towards telling the truth?

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The speaker believes the truth is too harsh, so one should avoid it

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The speaker feels that the truth is black and white and should always be told, no exceptions

Your answer:

The speaker feels that the truth is delightful and surprising

Correct answer:

The speaker believes one should always tell the truth, but tell it gently

Explanation:

The speaker believes one should always tell the truth, but tell it gently. The first line, "tell all the truth but tell it slant" shows that the speaker does value the truth, but feels it should not be told in a straightforward manner. She does not suggest avoiding the truth. Although the speaker feels the truth can be a surprise, ("The truth's superb surprise") she does not imply that it is delightful. The speaker believes in telling the truth, but does not subscribe to a strict moral code to tell the truth with no exceptions. That is why the best answer is that the speaker believes in telling the truth, but going about it gently, or delicately.

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