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
1 answer
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.