Question

Point of View in a Poem Quick Check
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Question
Which perspective is the following poem being told from, and how do you know?

Not just sitting and waiting,

it's more complicated.

Not biding my time,

buying a life

by spending moments with this...

Won't this

end this

endless

reminiscing

of time that's done?

I'm hopeful for what's to come.

(1 point)
Responses

first-person perspective because the narrator is outside of the poem
first-person perspective because the narrator is outside of the poem

first-person perspective because of the pronouns being used
first-person perspective because of the pronouns being used

third-person perspective because the narrator is telling the story
third-person perspective because the narrator is telling the story

third-person perspective because of the pronouns being used

Answer 1

first-person perspective because of the pronouns being used

The use of pronouns such as "I" and "my" indicate that the narrator is speaking from their own perspective, making it a first-person point of view.