Point of View

Point of View

Miss Saxton

Point of View

• Who tells the story?

• How is it told?

• Changes the tone, feel, and meaning of a story

• Someone between the reader and the action

First Person

Third Person

Objective

Omniscient

Limited Omniscient

Types of Point of View

Multiple Choice

The narrator participates in the action

Uses pronouns: I, me, mine, my, our, ours, us, we

• Objective

• First Person

• Third person

• Omniscient

• Limited Omniscient

Multiple Choice

The narrator DOES NOT participate in the action

BUT lets the readers know exactly how characters think or feel

Uses pronouns: he, she, him, her, them, they, their, or a name

• Objective

• First Person

• Third person

• Omniscient

• Limited Omniscient

Multiple Choice

Lucy tried as hard as she could, but she still couldn't get the soccer ball in the net.

• First Person

• Third Person

Multiple Choice

As I gazed at the beaches of Hawaii, I couldn't believe my eyes.

• First Person

• Third Person

Multiple Choice

The writer tells what happens without stating more than can be inferred from the story

A detached observer (Like a fly on the wall)

• Objective

• First Person

• Third person

• Omniscient

• Limited Omniscient

Multiple Choice

A narrator who knows everything about ALL the characters

• Objective

• First Person

• Third person

• Omniscient

• Limited Omniscient

Multiple Choice

A narrator whose knowledge is limited to one character

• Objective

• First Person

• Third person

• Omniscient

• Limited Omniscient