Question

although self-pity usually annoys you, you are mainlining a veterinary-sized syringe of it when it registers on you that larry diamond has left his station at the bar and is shuffling toward your table. how disgusting, you think. he even walks like a derelict. \hows it going, larry?\ asks phil. \mr. diamond, i presume,\ gushes ann louise. suddenly, she is as bright as the tip of her little cigar.

from tom robbins, half asleep in frog pajamas. copyright 1994 by tom robbins

first person
second person
third person limited
third person omniscient

Explanation:

⚡ Using what you learned: point of view: first, second, and third person

Step 1: Analyze the pronouns used in the text

Look closely at the pronouns used outside of direct dialogue to address the main subject of the passage:

• "Although self-pity usually annoys you, you are mainlining..."
• "...registers on you that Larry Diamond has left..."
• "...toward your table."
• "...How disgusting, you think."

Step 2: Identify the point of view

The text directly addresses the reader or a character as "you" using second-person pronouns. This narrative perspective places the reader directly into the story as the protagonist.

• First person uses "I" or "we".
• Second person uses "you" or "your".
• Third person uses "he", "she", "it", or "they".

Because the narrative voice is built entirely around "you", this passage is written in the second person.

Answer:

second person