Read this excerpt from the people could fly.

well, i did it. oh, it was a long rowin time in the cold, with me worryin. but pretty soon i see a light way up high. then i remembered the woman told me to watch for a light. told me to row to the light, which is what i did. and when i got to it, there were two men. they reached down and grabbed the girl. then one of the men took me by the arm. said, "you about hungry? " and if he hadn't been holdin me, i would of fell out of that rowboat.

which correctly describes the point of view in this excerpt?

a) the use of the pronouns i and me show that this excerpt uses a first-person point of view.
b) the use of the pronouns they and he shows that this excerpt uses a third-person point of view.
c) the focus on the feelings of many characters shows that this excerpt uses a first-person point of view.
d) the focus on the feelings of only one character shows that this excerpt uses a third-person point of view.

A) The use of the pronouns I and me show that this excerpt uses a first-person point of view.

Explanation:

The best indicators of point of view are the pronouns. First person pronouns are I, me, my, mine. Second person pronouns are you, yours, your. Third person pronouns are he, she, it, they, her, him, them. In the first person point of view the speaker is talking about him or herself. In second person the speaker is talking to the reader and addressing the reader as part of the story. The third person point of view puts the speaker outside of the story.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the: determiner

storm: noun

remains: verb

a: determiner

threat: noun

to: preposition

the: determiner

coastal: adjective

village: noun