"he closed his eyes in order to fix his last thoughts upon his wife and
children. the water, touched to gold by the early sun, the brooding
mists under the banks at some distance down the stream, the fort, the
soldiers, the piece of drift--all had distracted him. and now he became
conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his
dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand,
a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith's
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which of the following most accurately describes farquhar's feelings at this
time?
oa) perceptive
ob) sentimental
oc) terrified
od) paranoid

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.