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which narrative point of view is shown in the passage?
the traffic of the great city went on in the deepening night upon the sleepless river. we looked on, waiting patiently—there was nothing else to do till the end of the flood. it was only after a long silence, when he said, in a hesitating voice, \i suppose you fellows remember i did once turn fresh - water sailor for a bit,\ we knew we were fated, before the ebb began to run, to hear one of marlows tales.
adapted from joseph conrad, heart of darkness
first person
second person
third person limited
third person omniscient
The passage uses pronouns like "We" and includes a character's direct speech with "I", indicating a narrator who is part of the story (first - person perspective, as it's from the narrator's/participant's point of view using first - person pronouns). Second - person uses "you", third - person limited has a narrator outside the story focusing on one character's thoughts, and third - person omniscient has a narrator outside knowing all characters' thoughts; neither of these match.
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