Read the following paragraph:

"I never thought I would find myself standing on a crowded subway platform at midnight, waiting for the train that never seemed to arrive. The fluorescent lights flickered, casting eerie shadows on the faces of strangers. Suddenly, a soft voice whispered my name, and I turned to see my old friend Maya, smiling as if she had just stepped out of a memory."

Identify the narrative perspective used, note any shift in point of view within the paragraph, and name two literary devices employed by the writer.

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Read the following paragraph:

"I never thought I would find myself standing on a crowded subway platform at midnight, waiting for the train that never seemed to arrive. The fluorescent lights flickered, casting eerie shadows on the faces of strangers. Suddenly, a soft voice whispered my name, and I turned to see my old friend Maya, smiling as if she had just stepped out of a memory."

Identify the narrative perspective used, note any shift in point of view within the paragraph, and name two literary devices employed by the writer.

Accepted Answer

Perspective: first‑person; No shift in point of view; Literary devices: imagery (the flickering lights and shadows) and a simile ("smiling as if she had just stepped out of a memory").

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