Read the excerpt from Infinite Jest

I have committed to crossing my legs I hope carefully, ankle on knee, hands together in the lap of my slacks. My

fingers are mated into a mirrored series of what manifests, to me, as the letter X. The interview room's other

personnel include: the University's Director of Composition, its varsity tennis coach, and Academy prorector Mr. A.

deLint. C. T. is beside me; the others sit, stand and stand, respectively, at the periphery of my focus. The tennis coach

jingles pocket-change.

Which phrase or sentence is the best example of unusual language?

A) This excerpt uses first-person—the reader is led through the story by a character who is in the story and uses the pronouns “I” or “me.”

Complete question:

A.This excerpt uses first-person—the reader is led through the story by a character who is in the story and uses the pronouns “I” or “me.”

B. This excerpt uses third-person limited—the narrator is outside the story and only reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character.

C. This excerpt uses third-person—the reader is led through the story by a narrator who is outside the story, describing the action and characters.

D. This excerpt uses objective point of view—the narrator is outside the story and describes what is seen and heard about the other characters.

Explanation:

Point of view is the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation. In literature, point of view is the mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story, poem, or essay. In the given excerpt from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, we can see an example of a first-person point of view, because the speaker uses the pronouns "I" or "me."

Perspective is the edge of thinking about things, which shows us the supposition or sentiments of the people engaged with a circumstance. In literature, perspective is the method of portrayal that an author utilizes to let the perusers "hear" and "see" what happens in a story, sonnet, or essay. In the given excerpt from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, we can see a case of a first-individual perspective, on the grounds that the speaker utilizes the pronouns "I" or "me."