Question

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

by Washington Irving

Ichabod prided himself upon his dancing as much as upon his vocal powers. Not a limb, not a fibre about him was idle; and to have seen his loosely hung frame in full motion, and clattering about the room, you would have thought St. Vitus himself, that blessed patron of the dance, was figuring before you in person. How could the flogger of urchins be otherwise than animated and joyous? The lady of his heart was his partner in the dance, and smiling graciously in reply to all his amorous oglings; while Brom Bones, sorely smitten with love and jealousy, sat brooding by himself in one corner.
Which statement describes the narrative technique used to establish the point of view in the paragraph?

(1 point)

The narrator mainly reports the perspectives of Ichabod, Brom Bones, and others concerning a single event in the story.

The narrator mainly reports the Operspective of Ichabod concerning a single event in the story.

The narrator uses second-person pronouns to orient the reader.

The narrator uses first-person pronouns to orient the reader.

Answer 1

The first option. The narrator gives the viewpoints and feelings of multiple characters (Ichabod and Brom Bones), showing an omniscient third-person perspective.