Question

name: date: point of view practice #3 directions: what is the narrators 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 using "it" and only presents external facts about the sea otter, which is third - person objective as there is no insight into the sea otter's thoughts or feelings.
3. The narrator focuses on Sally's feelings ("made Sally feel miserable") and actions, but only from an external view without knowing all thoughts of all characters, so it is third - person limited.

The use of "I" shows the narrator is the subject of the story.

1. Third person objective

The narrator only gives external details about the sea otter without revealing its thoughts.

1. Third person limited

The narrator focuses on Sally's feelings and actions but not all - knowing.

Answer:

1. First person