Read the excerpt below from East of Eden by John Steinbeck and answer the question that follows. I must depend on hearsay, on old photographs, on stories told, and on memories which are hazy and mixed with fable in trying to tell you about the Hamiltons. . . . Young Samuel Hamilton came from the north of Ireland and so did his wife. He was the son of small farmers, neither rich nor poor, who had lived on one landhold and in one stone house for many hundreds of years. Source: Steinbeck, John. East of Eden. New York: Penguin Group, 1952. Google Books. Web. 16 May 2011. Based on the excerpt, what is the point of view of the narrator?
Which point of view focuses on the thoughts and actions of a single character at a time?
The narrator of a poem is known as the __________.
Which point of view uses the pronouns "he," "she," and "they"?
In which point of view does the narrator have access to, and describe, the thoughts, feelings, and actions of all the characters in the story?
What is literary tone?
How does the choice of a narrator, persona, or speaker affect the tone of a text?
Read the excerpt below from the novel East of Eden by John Steinbeck and answer the question that follows. The Salinas Valley is in Northern California. It is a long narrow swale between two ranges of mountains, and the Salinas River winds and twists up the center until it falls at last into Monterey Bay. I remember my childhood names for grasses and secret flowers. I remember where a toad may live and what time the birds awaken in the summer—and what trees and seasons smelled like—how people looked and walked and smelled even. The memory of odors is very rich. Source: Steinbeck, John. East of Eden. New York: Penguin Group, 1952. Google Books. Web. 16 May 2011. What is the narrator's point of view?
Read the excerpt below from "Villa Accepts a Medal" by John Reed and answer the question that follows. The officers of artillery, in smart blue uniforms faced with black velvet and gold, were solidly banked across one end of the audience hall, with flashing new swords and their gilt-braided hats stiffly held under their arms. From the door of that chamber, around the gallery, down the state staircase, across the grandiose inner court of the palace, and out through the imposing gates to the street, stood a double line of soldiers, with their rifles at present arms. Four regimental bands grouped in one wedged in the crowd. The people of the capital were massed in solid thousands on the Plaza de Armas before the palace. Source: Reed, John. "Villa Accepts a Medal." Insurgent Mexico. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1914. Google Books. Web. 16 May 2011. What is the point of view of the excerpt?
Which statement about the author's persona is true?
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