Final answer:
The question pertains to identifying which narrative perspective, first-person, second-person, third-person limited, or third-person omniscient, is represented by metaphors in a given passage. The passage's point of view would determine how the story is narrated and the level of insight provided into the characters' thoughts and actions.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student is asking about the types of narrators and which type of metaphorical perspective is used in a given passage. The passage could either be narrated from a first-person point of view, where the story is told by a character within the story using 'I,' a second-person point of view, which directly addresses the reader using 'you,' a third-person limited point of view, where the narrator tells the story from the perspective of one or a few characters only knowing their thoughts and feelings, or a third-person omniscient point of view, where the narrator knows all of the thoughts and actions of the characters, telling the story in a detached and all-knowing way.
To determine the point of view, one must consider a few key questions: Is the story narrated by a character from within it using 'I'? Is it narrated to the reader using 'you'? Is it narrated from outside the story focusing on the inner world of one or a few characters? Or does the narration come from an all-knowing perspective knowing all characters' thoughts and actions?
The metaphors for each type of narration help students to visualize and understand the difference between each point of view. The first person can be seen as someone showing you their own story through their eyes, second person like someone telling you your own story, third-person limited like a camera following a specific character around, and third-person omniscient like a god-like figure who knows everything about every character.