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Difficulty: Very hardNarrative Techniques and Point of View

Read the excerpt below carefully:

"Tunde stared at the crumbling mud walls of his ancestral compound. Had he returned too late? The heavy silence of the courtyard seemed to accuse him, echoing the unspoken grievances of relatives long buried under the mahogany tree. He sat on the low wooden stool, convincing himself that dawn would bring reconciliation, though a deeper intuition warned him that some domestic fractures were permanent."

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

  1. Third-person limited perspectiveAnswer
  2. B
    Third-person omniscient perspective
  3. C
    First-person main character perspective
  4. D
    First-person peripheral observer perspective

Answer

The passage employs a third-person limited narrative perspective because it uses third-person pronouns while restricting narrative awareness exclusively to the internal thoughts and feelings of a single character, Tunde.
The correct answer is the option designating 'Third-person limited perspective'. The narrator tells the story using third-person pronouns ('he', 'his') and confines the psychological focalization strictly to Tunde's personal consciousness, feelings, and internal questions.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the grammatical pronouns used in the narrative body.
The excerpt consistently uses third-person pronouns ('he', 'his').
Determines whether the narrative operates in the first-person ('I/we') or third-person ('he/she/they') mode.
2
Examine the scope of narrative access and consciousness.
The reader is only given access to Tunde's subjective reflections, doubts ('Had he returned too late?'), and internal feelings.
Differentiates third-person limited (restricted to one character's viewpoint) from third-person omniscient (all-knowing access to multiple characters).
3
Synthesize the pronoun use and focalization scope to identify the point of view.
The narrative point of view is unequivocally third-person limited.
Matching focalization features with standard literary terminology leads to the correct classification.

Key Concept

Third-Person Limited Point of View and Focalization
Estimated Time:1m 15s
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Narrative Techniques and Point of View

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