Directions: Identify the point of view of the following excerpts. Your choices are first person (1), third person
omniscient (2), and third person objective (3).
Excerpt 1: ___
The city skyline covered the horizon. From the balcony of her high-priced apartment that she shared with her husband,
Jake, Sarah looked out and wondered if she was happy. Something seemed to be missing. Jake looked over to her, and
Sarah looked away quickly, hoping that she had not given away her private thoughts.
Excerpt 2: ___
The robber looked over his potential prey for the evening. They all seemed like easy marks to him. Who would it be, he
wondered. Feeling someone’s eyes on her pocketbook, Jane held it closer to her body. She would not be robbed again,
after that last time.
Excerpt 3: ___
The evening was lovely. The sky was the delicate shade of purple heather and the crickets had begun to chirp. When I
hopped onto my bike and soared down the dirt road, I could feel the wind’s fingers running through my hair.
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