Question

studying literary text > studying literary text reading day which point of view is the author using in this passage? he did not go much further, but sat down on the cold floor and gave himself up to complete miserableness, for a long while. he thought of himself frying bacon and eggs in his own kitchen at home - for he could feel inside that it was high time for some meal or other; but that only made him miserabler. — j.r.r. tolkien, the hobbit (10 points) third person omniscient second person third person limited first person which sentence has the most negative connotation? (10 points) we caught the smell of the fast - food place we caught the odor of the fast - food place. we caught the aroma of the fast - food place. we caught the stench of the fast - food place

Explanation:

1. In the passage from The Hobbit, the narrator uses "he" to refer to the character and only reveals the thoughts and feelings of this one character. This is characteristic of third - person limited point of view. Third - person omniscient would reveal the thoughts of multiple characters, second - person uses "you", and first - person uses "I".
2. Regarding connotations, "smell" is neutral, "odor" is somewhat negative, "aroma" is positive, and "stench" is highly negative, indicating a very unpleasant and strong bad smell.

Answer:

1. C. third person limited
2. D. We caught the stench of the fast - food place.