Point of View

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What is Point of View?

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Point of View refers to the perspective from which a story is told. It determines how much the reader knows about the characters' thoughts and feelings.

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What is 1st Person Point of View?

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

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What is 3rd Person Point of View?

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3rd 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 3rd Person Omniscient?

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3rd Person Omniscient is a point of view where the narrator knows all the thoughts and feelings of every character in the story.

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What is 3rd Person Limited?

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3rd Person Limited is a point of view where the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character.

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What is 3rd Person Objective?

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3rd Person Objective is a point of view where the narrator reports only what can be seen and heard, without knowing any character's thoughts.

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Example of 1st Person Point of View.

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"I walked to the park and saw my friends waiting for me."

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Example of 3rd Person Point of View.

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"She walked to the park and saw her friends waiting for her."

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How can you identify 1st Person Point of View in a text?

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Look for the use of 'I', 'me', 'my', or 'we'.

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How can you identify 3rd Person Point of View in a text?

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Look for the use of 'he', 'she', 'they', or character names.