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I saw them plunging through the foam, I saw them prancing up the shore— A thousand horses, row on row, And then a thousand more! In joy they leaped upon the land, In joy they fled before the wind, Prancing and plunging on they raced, The huntsman raced behind. What point of view does the author use in this poem?

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Answer:

The answer is, Third-Person Point of View.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are three different points of view. Point of view is the perspective of the narrator or character in a story.

There is the First-person point of view, second-person point of view and the third-person point of view.

The first-person point of view is usually marked by the use of "I". In this case, you are understanding the story from the narrator's perspective. The narrator also is usually a character in the story and this serves as a first hand account.

Second-person point of view view isn't that commonly used and is marked by the use of "you". It gives the illusion of the narrator speaking directly to the reader.

The third-person point of view as in this poem is marked by the use of "he", "she", "they". The third person point of view may be from a character in the story or from an omniscient perspective where the person knows what's going to happen and seems to be looking down and observing the characters.

In this poem, the third-person point of view is shown by the use of "they". Despite the use of "I" initially, as you read further, you see that the point of view even tends to the omniscient perspective as he seems to know their emotion shown in "In joy they fled before the wind".

Also, it is an account describing other characters in the poem without seeming to be in the story itself. This solidifies it as the third-person point of view.

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Answer:

That is incorrect, the correct answer is A). first person.

Step-by-step explanation:

Even though the poem uses them and they, it started with I. Which means that the narrator was watching the white horses and chose to use the words them and they to represent the white horses.

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