POV Review

POV Review

What is point of view?

• The angle or perspective from which a story is told

• First, second, and third person

• Third person can be objective, limited, or omniscient

First person

• One of the characters is telling the story

• Narration uses "I," "me," "my," etc.

• Example: I walked into the building, excited for what was about to happen. Sam was standing there waiting for me.

Second person

• The reader is a character in the story

• Narration uses "You"

• Example: You walked into the building, excited for what was about to happen. Sam was standing there waiting for you.

Third person OBJECTIVE

• An outside narrator is telling the story

• Narration uses only "he," "she," "they," and character names

• Narrator reveals NO thoughts or feelings

• Example: Bob walked into the building. Sam was standing there waiting for him.

Third person LIMITED

• An outside narrator is telling the story

• Narration uses only "he," "she," "they," and character names

• Narrator reveals ONE CHARACTER'S thoughts or feelings

• Example: Bob walked into the building, excited for what was about to happen. Sam was standing there waiting for him.

Third person OMNISCIENT

• An outside narrator is telling the story

• Narration uses only "he," "she," "they," and character names

• Narrator reveals ALL (2+) CHARACTERS' thoughts or feelings

• Example: Bob walked into the building, excited for what was about to happen. Sam was standing there waiting for him. He couldn't wait for the day to begin.

Multiple Choice

What point of view?

You walked into the building, excited for what was about to happen. Sam was standing there waiting for you.

• First person

• Second person

• Third person objective

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Multiple Choice

What point of view?

Bob walked into the building, excited for what was about to happen. Sam was standing there waiting for him.

• First person

• Second person

• Third person objective

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Multiple Choice

What point of view?

Bob walked into the building, excited for what was about to happen. Sam was standing there waiting for him. He couldn't wait for the day to begin.

• First person

• Second person

• Third person objective

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Multiple Choice

What point of view?

I walked into the building, excited for what was about to happen. Sam was standing there waiting for me.

• First person

• Second person

• Third person objective

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Multiple Choice

What point of view?

Bob walked into the building. Sam was standing there waiting for him.

• First person

• Second person

• Third person objective

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

IGNORE dialogue!

• Things characters say out loud are NOT part of the narration

• Ignore anything in quotation marks

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Multiple Choice

What point of view?

Bob walked into the building. "I'm so excited for what's about to happen!" he told Sam, who was waiting for him.

"I know, I can't wait!" replied Sam.

• Third person objective

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient