Question

What is the effect of the first-person point of view in this excerpt? Readers get direct advice about which foods to incorporate in their own diets. Readers are personally drawn into the culture of Elizabethan England. Readers receive a good representation of what was considered healthy food in Elizabethan England. Readers see the differences between themselves and people of another time period.

Answer 1

The effect of the first-person point of view in this excerpt is:

Readers are personally drawn into the culture of Elizabethan England.

Authors often use the first person point of view to convey a sense of realism to their readers. The reader gets to experience life as the main character(s) giving a depth to the story and forming a connection between the reader and narrator.

Answer 2

What is the effect of the first-person point of view in this excerpt?

Readers get direct advice about which foods to incorporate in their own diets.

Readers are personally drawn into the culture of Elizabethan England.

Readers receive a good representation of what was considered healthy food in Elizabethan England.

Correct Answer:  Readers see the differences between themselves and people of another time period.