Point of View

uses "I"

• first person

• third person

• third person omniscient

• third person limited

You can only experience the story through this person's eyes

• first person

• third person

• third person omniscient

• third person limited

the narrator only knows what that character knows

• first person

• third person

• third person omniscient

• third person limited

The narrator knows everything

• first person

• third person

• third person omniscient

• third person limited

The narrator can know things that others don't, can make comments about what's happening, and can see inside the minds of other characters

• first person

• third person

• third person omniscient

• third person limited

The narrator never tells anything about what the characters think or feel and tells only facts:

• objective

• subjective

The narrator expresses opinions rather than facts about the story and characters:

• objective

• subjective

Which of the following descriptions is objective?

• Zak left his guitar alone, like an idiot, and then somebody took it.

• Zak left to grab a bite to eat. When he returned, the guitar was missing.

• Zak foolishly left his guitar at the table, and then it disappeared.

Which of the following descriptions is objective?

• Zak accused Ramón and Skylar of taking his things.

• Zak was a total jerk to his friends and went off for no reason.

• Zak unfairly accused his friends without any evidence.

Which of the following descriptions is objective?

• It was Angela! She grabbed it, which was totally not cool.

• That nice girl Angela took it, but she did it for a good reason.

• Angela took it. She said she was just trying to keep it safe.