3rd Person POV

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What is 3rd Person Point of View?

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The story is told from the view of someone watching from outside of the story.

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What is 3rd Person Limited?

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A narrative style where the narrator knows only one character's thoughts and feelings.

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What is 3rd Person Objective?

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A narrative style where the narrator reports only what can be seen or heard, without access to any character's thoughts or feelings.

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What is 3rd Person Omniscient?

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A narrative style where the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters in the story.

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Example of 3rd Person Limited:

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Sage hated seeing Shanna like this. She was his closest companion, and she was dying.

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Example of 3rd Person Objective:

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Doug sighed. 'Come on, Kate. We'll use the light on my phone.'

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Identify the point of view: 'Jim believed his team would win.'

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3rd Person Limited.

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Identify the point of view: 'The young girl responded, 'Yeah, Doug, but you can't see in the dark.'

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3rd Person Objective.

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What does the term 'narrator' mean?

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The person or voice telling the story.

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What is the main difference between 3rd Person Limited and 3rd Person Omniscient?

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3rd Person Limited knows one character's thoughts; Omniscient knows all characters' thoughts.