The description "an outside narrative voice that uses pronouns such as she, he, they, it" points to which perspective?

• A. First Person
• B. Second Person
• C. Third Person Limited
• D. Third Person Omniscient

Answer: (D)

Understanding third-person narration. When the narrator is outside the story and refers to characters with he, she, they, it, that signals third-person narration. This rules out the first-person perspective (I, we) and the second-person perspective (you).

Among third-person options, deciding between limited and omniscient hinges on how much the narrator knows. A limited third-person narrator follows the inner life of one character, while an omniscient narrator can reveal thoughts and feelings across multiple characters and scenes. The description doesn’t specify following only one character, so the outside narrator who can access broader perspectives fits the omniscient type best. If the description had indicated focusing on just one character’s thoughts, it would point to third-person limited.