Read the excerpt from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza.
Hanging from a cord attached to the middle of the ceiling there was an electric bulb, low enough for an adult to reach and turn the black switch. I realized that this was our own electric light for us to turn on and off as we pleased. I pushed a chair under it and after some instruction from my mother proceeded to create lightning in the room by turning the switch as fast as I could. Which effective technique does the author mainly use to write this excerpt?
A) clear point of view
B) interesting dialogue
C) detailed action
D) logical sequencing
Answer:
A) clear point of view
Step-by-step explanation:
According to the excerpt from Barrio Boy, the author uses a clear first person point of view to describe the room, the switch and the sudden realization of the narrator to switch on the light in the room.
The author uses the first person point of view to describe the actions of the narrator, his thoughts and feelings.