Points of View

Front

Which POV uses "I, me, and my" to tell a story?

Back

1st person

Front

Which POV uses "you" and "your" to tell a story?

Back

2nd person

Front

In 3rd person limited, you get to know the thoughts and feelings of...

Back

1 character

Front

In 3rd person omniscient, you get to know the thoughts and feelings of...

Back

all of the characters

Front

Point of view

Back

The perspective or vantage point in which a story is being told.

Front

I ran up a steep hill. I was very hot and exhausted. It was a long race, but I was in the lead. I knew if I could keep my pace I would be able to win the race. 

Back

1st person POV

Front

How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?

Back

Pronouns like I, my, and we are used.

Front

Identify the point of view: "A pain stabs my left temple and I press my hand against it. Right on the spot where Johanna Mason hit me with the coil of wire. The memories swirl as I try to sort out what is true and what is false" (Collins).

Back

1st Person

Front

Identify the point of view: "'We've got Father and Mother and one another,' said Beth. Beth was the shy one. She always looked on the bright side of things. 'We haven't got father,' said Jo sadly... The girls were suddenly silent. Light from the fire shone on their faces. They were thinking of Father" (Alcott).

Back

3rd Person Omniscient

Front

A narrator can see and describe every characters' thoughts.

Back

third person, omniscient