Standing on the field on scrimmage day, waiting to speak to his coach, Fornatee said he had skipped the second tryouts as a matter of pride. "I wasn't going to come to tryouts," he said, "because I tried out. I love playing soccer," he added as he waited for Coach. "I love playing with my friends, but my friends aren't here. It's like you break up with your family. And this is why: don't nobody want to cut their hair. I want to play on the team, but I want to play on the team with my friends." I asked Fornatee what it felt like to be off Luma's team.

"I'm not off the team," he snapped. "She hasn't called me, and I haven't called her. So in my opinion, I'm still on the team."

–Outcasts United,

Warren St. John

In this excerpt, the narrator becomes part of the story when he speaks in first person. Which line shows a switch to first-person narration?

D). “I asked Fornatee what it felt like to be off Luma’s team.”

Explanation:

Point of view or perspective plays a vital role in ensuring how the audience would perceive or experience a particular text.

In the given excerpt, the author shifts the narrative point of view from third-person to first-person in order to provide a clear and comprehensive understanding of the intended idea to the readers. The author begins with third-person point of view which is reflected through the use third-person pronouns like 'he', quotation("..") and the names of characters like 'Fornatee' that assists in revealing the thoughts of the characters and presenting the events in an objective and reliable manner. The author shifts to the first-person view when he says 'I asked Fornatee...team' as it reflects the author's direct interaction with the audience for crafting their perspective and experience. Thus, option D is the correct answer.

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hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

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