Point of View

​Point of View

First, Second, and Third Person

​A perspective from which the story is told

Multiple Choice

What is point of view?

• the characters in a story

• the main theme of the story

• the perspective from which the story is told

• narrator talks about themselves

• Words used:​

• I, me, my, myself, we, us, our, ourselves

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​First Person

Multiple Choice

Which example shows first person point of view?

• "Now, reader, I hope you can see..."

• "My mom told me to take my lunch."

• "Sally ran with her dog."

• narrator talks to you (the reader or audience)

• Not as common​

• Words used:​

• you

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​Second Person

Multiple Choice

Which example shows second person point of view?

• "Now, reader, I hope you never have to meet..."

• "I told my sister to come here."

• "Sam fed his cat."

• narrator is outside of the story. Talks about the characters, but only knows the thoughts of one character

• Words used:

• He, him, his, himself

• She​, her, herself

• they, them, their, themselves​

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​Third Person, Limited

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• narrator is outside of the story,

• but knows ALL the thoughts of ALL the characters​

• Words used:

• He, him, his, himself

• She​, her, herself

• they, them, their, themselves​

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​Third Person, Omnisceint

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Multiple Choice

Which example shows third person point of view?

• "Now, reader, I hope you never have to meet..."

• "I told my sister to come here."

• "Sam fed his cat."

Multiple Choice

Which example shows third person limited point of view?

• "Marty loved Shiloh so much. He would do anything to protect his dog."

• "The class came inside. Sam wished she had more sleep. Kim was worried about her math."

Multiple Choice

Which example shows third person omniscient point of view?

• "Jon was tired. He didn't get much sleep last night because of his nightmare."

• "The campers got to the fire. Ben wished he had another jacket, but Kelly felt hot."