What type of voice did the writer use in this passage? I had never felt so alone. The wide sweep of the Andes stretched in front of me, a seemingly infinite expanse of ice and rock. The air cut into my cheeks, and blinded me, as I stood unsteadily looking down on the valley below. Then, for a moment, the skies cleared above me, and I saw a single, solitary condor rise on the breeze, effortless and free. I would be that condor. I would rise above my despair.

The writer used the active voice in this passage.

Explanation:

In the active voice, the subject performs the action stated by the verb, and the subject usually takes place before the verb. The word/words in Italics are the subjects, and they have taken place before the verb written in bold types in the passage quoted from the question.

I had never felt so alone. The wide sweep of the Andes stretched in front of me, a seemingly infinite expanse of ice and rock. The air cut into my cheeks, and blinded me, as I stood unsteadily looking down on the valley below. Then, for a moment, the skies cleared above me, and I saw a single, solitary condor rise on the breeze, effortless and free. I would be that condor. I would rise above my despair.

I think the answer is clear.

First person voice

Explanation:

In this passage, the writer uses the first-person voice to represent how the landscape affects the character. The reader can notice the uses of personal pronouns "my", "me", and "I". These pronouns are signs of first-person voice.

From the first-person voice, the readers can see how the Andes and its nature give associations to the character, causes the character to think about self and deliberate the character's situation. The character compares himself to the condor. The first-person voice brings more emotionally and personal insight into the character's feelings.