Point of View Review

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Purpose of point of view

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Expresses character's thoughts, allowing the reader to see and hear the story in various ways.

Front

Identifying first person point of view:

Back

pronouns like I, my, and we are used

Front

Third person omniscient point of view: narrator knows feelings and thoughts of ______ characters.

Back

all

Front

Point of view is...

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the vantage point or perspective of a story

Front

Signal words: you, your

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Second person

Front

Signal words: I, me, my, mine, we, us

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First person

Front

Signal words: he, she, they, them, (character names)

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Third person

Front

Narrator knows thoughts/feelings of ONE character.

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Third person limited

Front

Point of view: Before you leave, clean your room!

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2nd person

Front

Point of view: I love pizza. It's my favorite food!

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1st person