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Difficulty: MediumNarrative Point of View and Perspective

Read the prose passage below:

"Nneka listened to the soft rustle of the cassava leaves outside her window. She felt a cold knot of dread tighten in her stomach, though her brother Chidi, sitting across the wooden table, assumed she was merely exhausted from the day's harvest. He had no inkling of the secret message tucked beneath her mattress, nor did he suspect that by dawn, she would be miles away from the village."

Which narrative point of view is employed in the passage above?

  1. Third-person limited narrative perspectiveAnswer
  2. B
    First-person narrative perspective
  3. C
    Third-person omniscient narrative perspective
  4. D
    Second-person narrative perspective

Answer

Third-person limited narrative perspective
The correct answer is the third-person limited narrative perspective because the passage employs third-person pronouns ('she', 'her', 'he') and restricts internal emotional and psychological access strictly to Nneka.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the grammatical pronouns used by the narrator in the passage.
The narrator uses third-person pronouns ('she', 'her', 'he').
Determines whether the text is narrated from a first-person, second-person, or third-person framework.
2
Analyze the extent of character consciousness revealed by the narrator.
Only Nneka's internal feelings ('felt a cold knot of dread') are directly disclosed, while Chidi's perspective is portrayed only through external observation.
Distinguishes between third-person limited focalization and third-person omniscient perspective.
3
Synthesize the findings to classify the precise narrative point of view.
The narrative point of view is third-person limited.
Combines third-person narration with focalization restricted to a single character.

Key Concept

Third-person limited narrative point of view in prose
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Narrative Point of View and Perspective

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