The day we found the sharks' teeth was foggy and cool. Moisture hung in the air so thick you could almost see it sparkling in the dim sunlight. There were days, early in the summer like this one, where it seemed there was more water in the air than in the bay. We had beached the boat and stepped out on the recently cleared spit of land. The ground had a light dusting of white sand over an under layer of dried black mud. It looked like a recently frosted chocolate cake, though the frosting was spread a bit thin for my taste. The ground was solid, but we knew from experience that it was full of fiddler crab holes, and would be underwater at the first super-high tide. Mysteriously, to us anyway, someone wanted to build a house there.
We often came to these spots to look for artifacts. Our beach, our summer home, had been a fishing camp for as long as anyone living could remember. The oldest stories told of travelers coming down to the edge of the sea, lining up to fill their wagon beds with salted fish to take back home. Old decaying cabins still lined the beach. Rotting nets, hung out to dry in the last century, decorated their weathered walls. Their broken faces spun stories in our minds. The fishermen who, tanned and wrinkled from sun and salt, hauled their nets full of splashing mullet in to cheers from the waiting crowds. The bounty of the sea lightened everyone's hearts, and the smell of roasting fish filled the damp air. Women fanned themselves from wagon seats. Children splashed in the shallow edges of the bay. It was a scene we had acted out as youngsters, building an imaginary bridge to a life we would never fully know.
Which of the following correctly describes the narrator of this excerpt, "Sharks' Teeth"?
First person recalling a past event
Second person telling a present event
Third-person limited recalling a past event
Third-person omniscient telling a present event
I am thinking that it is D
Note the use of "We."
There is another question that I want to put over here since it is too confusing... Here it is:
SHARKS' TEETH
Langston Carter
The day we found the sharks' teeth was foggy and cool. Moisture hung in the air so thick you could almost see it sparkling in the dim sunlight. There were days, early in the summer like this one, where it seemed there was more water in the air than in the bay. We had beached the boat and stepped out on the recently cleared spit of land. The ground had a light dusting of white sand over an under layer of dried black mud. It looked like a recently frosted chocolate cake, though the frosting was spread a bit thin for my taste. The ground was solid, but we knew from experience that it was full of fiddler crab holes, and would be underwater at the first super-high tide. Mysteriously, to us anyway, someone wanted to build a house there.
We often came to these spots to look for artifacts. Our beach, our summer home, had been a fishing camp for as long as anyone living could remember. The oldest stories told of travelers coming down to the edge of the sea, lining up to fill their wagon beds with salted fish to take back home. Old decaying cabins still lined the beach. Rotting nets, hung out to dry in the last century, decorated their weathered walls. Their broken faces spun stories in our minds. The fishermen who, tanned and wrinkled from sun and salt, hauled their nets full of splashing mullet in to cheers from the waiting crowds. The bounty of the sea lightened everyone's hearts, and the smell of roasting fish filled the damp air. Women fanned themselves from wagon seats. Children splashed in the shallow edges of the bay. It was a scene we had acted out as youngsters, building an imaginary bridge to a life we would never fully know.
Read this line from the text:
It looked like a recently frosted chocolate cake, though the frosting was spread a bit thin for my taste.
What does this line suggest about the narrator?
The narrator likes lots of frosting. (I think this is the answer...)
The narrator thinks about different kinds of soil.
The narrator prefers sand to mud.
The narrator has been thinking a lot about food.
I agree,
Actually, the correct answer is C) Third-person limited recalling a past event.
In this excerpt, the narrator is not directly involved in the events being described but rather observing and recounting them from a past perspective. The use of pronouns like "we" and "our" suggests a collective group, and the use of past tense verbs indicates that the events being described have already occurred.
Third-person limited refers to a narrative perspective where the reader is provided with the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of a single character. In this case, the narrator provides insight into their own experiences and memories while describing the scene and events surrounding the discovery of sharks' teeth on that foggy and cool day.
I hope this clarifies the narrator's perspective in the given excerpt! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.