Question

(questions 29-31)
a letter to abraham lincoln written by a young girl
westfield chatauque co. ny
oct 15, 1860
hon. a b lincoln
dear sir
my father has just come home from the fair and brought home your picture and mr. hannibal hamlin’s lincoln’s running mate. i am a little girl only eleven years old, but want you should be president of the united states very much so i hope you wont think me very bold to write to such a great man as you are. have you any little girls about as large as i am if so give them my love an tell her to write me if you cannot answer this letter. i have got 4 brother’s and part of them will vote for you any way and if you will let you whiskers grow i will try and get the rest of them to vote for you would look a great deal better for your face is so thin. all the ladies like whiskers and they would tease their husbands to vote for you and then you would be president. my father is going to vote for you and if i was a man i would vote for you to but i will try and get every one to vote for you that i can think that rail fence around your picture makes it look very pretty. i have got a little baby sister she is nine weeks old and is just as cunning as can be. when you direct your letter direct to grace bedell westfield chatauque county new york.
i must not write any more answer this letter right off good bye.
grace bedell

1. from what point of view is this letter written, and why would it fit the author’s purpose? (15)

a 1st person because it expresses the author’s own thoughts and feelings
b 2nd person because it expresses the reader’s thoughts and feelings
c 3rd person limited because someone else conveys the author’s thoughts and feelings
d 3rd person omniscient because someone else conveys the author’s and the reader’s thoughts and feelings

Explanation:

The letter is written by Grace Bedell (the author) using "I" throughout, like "I am a little girl...", "I have got 4 brothers...", etc. First - person point of view uses "I/we" to express the author's own thoughts and feelings, which matches option A. Option B is 2nd person (uses "you"), C is 3rd person limited (focuses on one character's thoughts, not the author's own), D is 3rd person omniscient (knows all characters' thoughts), so A is correct.

Answer:

A. 1st person because it expresses the author’s own thoughts and feelings.