Point of View

Front

POV using 'I, me, my'

Back

1st person

Front

POV using 'you and your'

Back

2nd person

Front

3rd person objective reveals thoughts and feelings of...

Back

none of the characters

Front

3rd person limited reveals thoughts and feelings of...

Back

1 character

Front

3rd person omniscient reveals thoughts and feelings of...

Back

all characters

Front

Point of View: how the story is told

Back

how the story is told

Front

Perspective: how a story is told

Back

who tells the story

Front

Author as character in story:

Back

1st person POV

Front

Narrator directly addresses the reader.

Back

2nd person POV

Front

Not considered in determining a text's POV:

Back

dialogue between characters