Point of View

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What is Point of View?

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Point of View (POV) is the perspective from which a story is told. It determines how the reader experiences the story.

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What is 1st Person Point of View?

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1st Person Point of View uses pronouns like 'I' and 'we'. The narrator is a character in the story.

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What is 2nd Person Point of View?

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2nd Person Point of View uses the pronoun 'you'. The narrator addresses the reader directly.

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What is 3rd Person Point of View?

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3rd Person Point of View uses pronouns like 'he', 'she', and 'they'. The narrator is outside the story.

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Example of 1st Person POV:

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"I went to the park with my friends."

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Example of 2nd Person POV:

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"You should try the new ice cream flavor!"

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Example of 3rd Person POV:

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"She walked her dog in the park."

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What pronouns are used in 1st Person POV?

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Pronouns like 'I', 'me', 'we', and 'us'.

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What pronouns are used in 2nd Person POV?

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The pronoun 'you'.

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What pronouns are used in 3rd Person POV?

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Pronouns like 'he', 'she', 'it', 'they', and 'them'.