Question

name: ar20 m. date: 9/16 point of view practice #3 directions: what is the narrator’s point of view as revealed in each paragraph? write one of the following in each of the blanks below: first person, second person, third person objective, third person limited, or third person omniscient. then, explain your answer. 1. i spend my days swimming through kelp forests. i need lots of food and clean water in order to survive. in fact, i eat more than 40 different kinds of small animals like clams, crabs, squid, and sea urchins. my tail helps me steer through water. my back legs help me swim and dive. thick fur keeps me warm. narrator’s point of view: __________ explain your answer: ________ 2. a sea otter swims through kelp forests looking for food. it must have an abundance of food and clean water in order to survive. it feeds on clams, crabs, squid, and sea urchins. a sea otter’s tail enables it to steer through water. its back legs help it swim and dive. thick fur provides warmth to its body. narrator’s point of view: ________ explain your answer: ________ 3. being dirty made sally feel miserable. if she had any scraps of food on her body, she twisted, turned, and did somersaults in the water to remove them. in fact, she spent the majority of her afternoon grooming her fur to make it clean and shiny. narrator’s point of view: ________ explain your answer: __________

Explanation:

1. The use of "I" indicates the narrator is speaking from their own perspective, which is characteristic of first - person point of view.
2. The narrator refers to the sea otter as "it", presenting an external view without access to the sea otter's thoughts, which is third - person objective.
3. The narrator only knows Sally's feelings and actions, not the thoughts of other characters, which is third - person limited.

Answer:

1. First person. Explanation: The use of "I" shows the narrator is the subject of the story.
2. Third person objective. Explanation: The narrator refers to the sea otter as "it" and only describes observable actions.
3. Third person limited. Explanation: The narrator focuses on Sally's feelings and actions, not other characters' thoughts.