Point of View

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What is the 1st person point of view?

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The 1st person point of view uses pronouns like 'I', 'me', 'my', and 'we'. The narrator is a character in the story.

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What is the 2nd person point of view?

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The 2nd person point of view addresses the reader directly using the pronoun 'you'. It is less common in narrative writing.

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What is the 3rd person point of view?

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The 3rd person point of view uses pronouns like 'he', 'she', 'they', and 'it'. The narrator is not a character in the story.

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What is 3rd person omniscient?

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In 3rd person omniscient, the narrator knows all thoughts and feelings of every character in the story.

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What is 3rd person limited?

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In 3rd person limited, the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character.

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What is 3rd person objective?

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In 3rd person objective, the narrator reports only what can be seen or heard, without access to any character's thoughts or feelings.

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How can you identify 1st person point of view in a text?

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Look for pronouns like 'I', 'my', and 'we' to identify 1st person point of view.

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How can you identify 3rd person omniscient in a text?

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If the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters, it is 3rd person omniscient.

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What is the significance of point of view in storytelling?

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Point of view influences how a story is perceived and understood by the reader.

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What is an example of 1st person point of view?

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An example is: 'I walked to the store and saw my friend.'