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.

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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 'I' or 'we'.

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What is 2nd Person Point of View?

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2nd Person Point of View is when the narrator addresses the reader directly using 'you'.

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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 as 'he', 'she', or 'they'.

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Who is the narrator?

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The narrator is the person telling the story.

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Example of 1st Person POV: 'I love to play soccer.'

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This sentence is in 1st Person POV because it uses 'I'.

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Example of 2nd Person POV: 'You should try this game.'

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This sentence is in 2nd Person POV because it uses 'you'.

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Example of 3rd Person POV: 'She enjoys reading books.'

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This sentence is in 3rd Person POV because it uses 'she'.

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What does it mean to write in 1st Person?

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Writing in 1st Person means sharing personal thoughts and experiences using 'I'.

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What does it mean to write in 3rd Person?

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Writing in 3rd Person means describing others' actions and feelings without being part of the story.