Rainsford, reclining in a steamer chair, indolently puffed on his favorite brier. The sensuous drowsiness of the night was on
him. "It's so dark," he thought, "that I could sleep without closing my eyes; the night would be my eyelids--"
An abrupt sound startled him. Off to the right he heard it, and his ears, expert in such matters, could not be mistaken. Again
he heard the sound, and again. Somewhere, off in the blackness, someone had fired a gun three times.
Which point of view does the author establish in these paragraphs?
(1 point)
second person
third-person limited
third-person omniscient
first person
The author establishes a third-person limited point of view in these paragraphs.
The point of view established in these paragraphs is third-person limited.
To determine the point of view established by the author in these paragraphs, we need to analyze the pronouns and the narrative perspective used.
In this excerpt, the passage is written in the third person, referring to the main character, Rainsford, as "he" or by his name. This suggests that the author is not telling the story from Rainsford's perspective but rather as an external narrator observing and describing Rainsford's actions and thoughts.
Since the narrative is not told from Rainsford's perspective, the first-person point of view can be ruled out. While the passage uses Rainsford's thoughts and experiences, it does not employ the pronouns "I" or "me," which are indicative of first-person narration.
Additionally, the passage does not involve the use of second-person pronouns such as "you," which would be typical of a second-person point of view.
Therefore, based on the given options, the point of view established by the author in these paragraphs is third-person limited.