What best defines the mode of narration in this excerpt from daisy miller by henry james? the young lady inspected her flounces and smoothed her ribbons again; and winterbourne presently risked an observation upon the beauty of the view. he was ceasing to be embarassed, for he had begun to perceive that she was not in the least embarrassed herself. there had not been the slightest alteration in her charming complexion; she was evidently neither offended nor flattered. if she looked another way when he spoke to her, and seemed not particularly to hear him, this was simply her habit, her manner. yet, as he talked a little more and pointed out some of the objects of interest in the view, with which she appeared quite unacquainted, she gradually gave him more of the benefit of her glance; and then he saw that this glance was perfectly direct and unshrinking. it was not, however, what would have been called an immodest glance, for the young girl's eyes were singularly honest and fresh. they were wonderfully pretty eyes; and, indeed, winterbourne had not seen for a long time anything prettier than his fair countrywoman's various features—her complexion, her nose, her ears, her teeth. he had a great relish for feminine beauty; he was addicted to observing and analyzing it; and as regards this young lady's face he made several observations. a. first person b. third-person omniscient c. second person d. third-person limited

Mode of narration which is used in this excerpt from Daisy Miller by Henry James is Third Person Limited.

In the narration of the third person limited the narrator is confined with the feelings of one character. That one character is followed closely by describing another character with the pronouns she, he and they.

Hence, in the above paragraph, the narrator focuses on one character the young lady and revolves other characters around her, "For he had begun to perceive that she was not in the least embarrassed herself."

"Yet, as he talked a little more and pointed out some of the objects of interest in the view, with which she appeared quite unacquainted, she gradually gave him more of the benefit of her glance."

While the other lines in the paragraph describe her as a person.

what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).