Point of View Review

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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 narrative.

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What is First Person Point of View?

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First Person Point of View is when the narrator is a character in the story and uses pronouns like 'I' or 'we'.

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What is Second Person Point of View?

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Second Person Point of View is when the narrator addresses the reader directly using the pronoun 'you'.

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What is Third Person Point of View?

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Third Person Point of View is when the narrator is outside the story and refers to characters using 'he', 'she', or 'they'.

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What is Omniscient Point of View?

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Omniscient Point of View is a type of third person POV where the narrator knows all thoughts and feelings of every character.

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Example of First Person POV: 'I walked to the store.'

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This sentence shows First Person POV because it uses 'I'.

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Example of Second Person POV: 'You should try this ice cream.'

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This sentence shows Second Person POV because it uses 'you'.

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Example of Third Person POV: 'She walked to the store.'

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This sentence shows Third Person POV because it uses 'she'.

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Identify the POV: 'We went to the park and played all day.'

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This is First Person POV because it uses 'we'.

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Identify the POV: 'The dog chased the ball.'

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This is Third Person POV because it does not use 'I', 'you', or 'we'.