Read the unseen prose extract below:
"From where I huddled behind the heavy velvet curtain, I watched the inspector systematically examine the locked cabinet. He paused, touched the chipped lacquer on the lock, and smiled grimly—an expression that betrayed his certainty of having found the hidden ledger."
Which of the following best describes the narrative point of view and perspective technique employed in the excerpt?
- First-person peripheral narrative point of view, in which an observing narrator reports witnessed actions and infers another character's state of mind from external cues.Cevap
- BThird-person omniscient narrative point of view, as the narrative directly accesses and reveals the internal thoughts of the inspector.
- CFirst-person central narrative point of view, where the narrator acts as the primary protagonist carrying out the main physical action of the scene.
- DObjective third-person narrative point of view, which records physical surroundings neutrally without any subjective narrator perspective.
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First-person peripheral narrative point of view, in which an observing narrator reports witnessed actions and infers another character's state of mind from external cues.
The passage uses first-person pronouns ('I huddled', 'I watched') to establish a first-person narrator. Because the narrator is hiding behind a curtain observing the inspector, the narrator functions as a peripheral observer. The narrator infers the inspector's feeling of certainty by reading his external expression (his grim smile) rather than directly entering his mind.
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First-person peripheral point of view vs. third-person omniscient narration in unseen prose extracts.