Question

Each morning when the fishing boats come in,
their nets brimful of herring and cod,
a young boy perches on a rock above the harbor.
He has not come to watch the fishermen
5 unload the gleaming nets
or to stare at the horizon and dream of distant shores.
Instead, like a stargazer scanning the skies,
the boy awaits the seagulls that circle and swoop
on fish bits to devour for their breakfast.
10 He could watch them forever, dipping and gliding,
as he dreams of flying, of catching the wind,
his arms outstretched like wings.

If only he knew that one gull in the flock
watches him each day with envy.
15 She dreams of spending her life on land,
and never having to fight a mob
just to get some breakfast
or flap her wings 1,000 times
to return to shore each evening.
Question
In which point of view is this poem written?
Responses
A First and then third personFirst and then third person
B Second and then first personSecond and then first person
C First personFirst person
D Third personThird person
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Answer 1

D — Third person. The narrator refers to the characters as "a young boy," "he," and "she," so the poem is told from a third-person point of view.