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Identify the point of view in this paragraph: The dew on the grass made

my running shoes damp. It didn't bother me. The sound of my feet hitting
the street formed a rhythm, a steady pattern of light thumps. I timed my
breathing with the rhythm. These sounds filled my head. I thought of
nothing other than the next step and keeping my tempo. I soared over the
sidewalks like concrete clouds. *

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Answer: First person.

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I've looked this question up online. The options are simply:

a. First Person

b. Second Person

c. Third Person

Answer:

The point of view in this paragraph is:

a. First person.

Step-by-step explanation:

The narrator of the excerpt is telling the story from a first-person point of view. The easiest way to confirm that is by taking a look at the pronouns used:

The dew on the grass made my running shoes damp. It didn't bother me. The sound of my feet hitting the street formed a rhythm, a steady pattern of light thumps. I timed my breathing with the rhythm.

First-person narrators use first-person pronouns such as "I" and "me". This type of narrator gives us his/her own perspective on things. That means we accompany this narrator throughout the story, see things from his perspective, and only get to know what he knows. One advantage of first-person point of view is that we get to dive deeper into the narrator's feelings and thoughts. One disadvantage is that he is a biased narrator, which makes him untrustworthy.

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