Passage 1 Passage 2
In Passage 2, how does the narrator's point
of view help create the tone of the story?
Phaethon
The first-person point of view limits what the
reader knows about the situation, making the
story more suspenseful.
Helios was the sun god who drove the
chariot of the sun across the sky every
day so that it could rise in the morning
and set at night. He had a son named
Phaethon who was young and bold,
Phaethon longed to drive the fantastic
chariot and pleaded with his father to
allow him to try. Tickled and somewhat
impressed by Phaethon's bravery, Helios
finally agreed
The first-person point of view reveals
Phoebe's inner thoughts as the story unfolds,
bringing humor to the story.
The first-person point of view reveals
Phoebe's father's true feelings, making the
story more suspenseful.
Thrilled, Phaethon took the reigns and
instantly lost control of the vigorous, wild
horses. The chariot wildly moved this way
The first-person point of view forces the
reader to question the truth, bringing humor
to the story

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