Read the following excerpt from a short story:

"I walked down the narrow lane, the evening air heavy with the scent of rain. My heart hammered as I thought of the promise I had made. Suddenly, the world seemed to tilt, and she appeared, her eyes reflecting the streetlamp's glow. He could not have imagined the turn his life would take that night."

Identify the exact sentence where the narrative voice shifts from first‑person to third‑person, and name the literary technique employed for this shift.

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Read the following excerpt from a short story:

"I walked down the narrow lane, the evening air heavy with the scent of rain. My heart hammered as I thought of the promise I had made. Suddenly, the world seemed to tilt, and she appeared, her eyes reflecting the streetlamp's glow. He could not have imagined the turn his life would take that night."

Identify the exact sentence where the narrative voice shifts from first‑person to third‑person, and name the literary technique employed for this shift.

Accepted Answer

The shift occurs in the fourth sentence ("He could not have imagined the turn his life would take that night.") and the technique is free indirect discourse.

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