I crept quietly toward the lakeshore with my camera. I knew the egret's nest was nearby. Suddenly-snap! Oh, no, I had stepped on a twig! When I looked up, the egret was flying away.
The egret's nest was nearby. Suddenly, I stepped on a twig. Snap! I looked up and saw the big bird flying away.
The first-person point of view refers to the narrator with words such as <em>I, my </em>and <em>mine</em>. It is used to make readers closer to the narrator, allowing them to get to know his or her feelings, motifs and inner thoughts.
