Question

Which lines in this excerpt from Anita Desai’s "Games at Twilight" clearly show an omniscient narrator?

Answer 1

Then, perhaps roused by the shrieks of the children, a band of parrots suddenly fell out of the eucalyptus tree, tumbled frantically in the still, sizzling air, then sorted themselves out into battle formation and streaked away across the white sky.

Answer 2

Answer:

The children, too, felt released. They too began tumbling, shoving, pushing against each other, frantic to start.

Explanation:

The word omniscient is taken from the Latin word means "all-knowing'. Thus, an omniscient narrative is the point of view where the narrator knows all the actions, thoughts and feelings of the characters contrary to the first person where the author is a character of the story. This point of view is usually employed to present a platter of different characters with their perspectives that assists the readers to relate to several characters. Thus, when the author uses "they" instead of "you", "me" or "I", it illustrates an omniscient point of view.