The author establishes a third-person limited point of view in these paragraphs. This is evident because the narrative follows Rainsford's thoughts and experiences while not revealing the thoughts or feelings of any other characters.
Use the paragraphs to answer the question.
Rainsford, reclining in a steamer chair, indolently puffed on his favorite brier. The sensuous drowsiness of the night was on him. "It's so dark," he thought, "that I could sleep without closing my eyes; the night would be my eyelids——"
An abrupt sound startled him. Off to the right he heard it, and his ears, expert in such matters, could not be mistaken. Again he heard the sound, and again. Somewhere, off in the blackness, someone had fired a gun three times.
Which point of view does the author establish in these paragraphs?
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Responses
third-person limited
third-person limited
second person
second person
first person
first person
third-person omniscient
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