Homework Help Forum: Literature

Posted by mysterychicken on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:00am.

3. From Which point of view are the following paragraphs written? A young woman just moved into an apartment. She thought it was a nice neighbor-hood and became delighted when she heard a saxophone. She could not believe her luck--she, too, played the sax. She bolted down the stairs to find the musician. "What a lvoely song," she said. She knew at once that he would be her partner for life. a. omniscient point of view b. first-person point of view c. third-person limited point of view d. second-person point of view Is it A? Thanks -MC

• Literature - Writeacher, Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:13am

  It's hard to tell from only one paragraph. The entire story would be needed to be truly accurate. It could be either C or A, depending on the rest of the story, IMHO!!

  
  

• Literature - mysterychicken, Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:16am

  IMHO? -MC

  
  

• Literature - Writeacher, Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:23am

  IMHO = in my humble opinion =)

  
  

• Literature - jim, Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:28am

  I'm inclined to think that that last sentence implies omniscient; a third-person limited narrator could not say what the protagonist knew. IMHO, of course :-)

  
  

• Literature - Writeacher, Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:33am

  Ahhhh, Jim, I think you're right.

  
  

• Literature - mysterychicken, Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 11:07am

  So its...A? Thanks guys -MC

  
  

• Literature - Writeacher, Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 12:17pm

  Yes, A.

  
  

• Literature - bobpursley, Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 1:24pm

  Geepers, I have met a lot of folks here in Texas that claim to know what I think.

  
  

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