Question

how does the reader know that this passage is written in the third-person omniscient point of view? with only seconds left in the game, enrico hurled the pick toward the net. His dad felt confident the puck would go in, while Enrico looked down, feeling like a failure. But then the crowd cheered! Enrico had scored the winning goal!

Answer 1

The reader can tell this passage is written in the third-person omniscient point of view as the narrator knows the feelings and emotions of all characters. In this case, narrator is describing not only Enrico’s father emotions by the use the phrase “His dad felt confident…” but also Enrico’s feelings as in the phrase “feeling like a failure”.  

The third-person omniscient point of view is a literary resource used when narrating a story and allows the readers to know more details and a full perspective of the characters in the story.

Answer 2

The narration reveals the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story- Apex English 9A