POV

What is point of view?

• The vantage point of which a story is told.

• When the narrator is not in the story.

• When the narrator is in the story.

• A story with no perspective.

Which point of view has the narrator as a character giving their thoughts and feelings?

• first person

• third person

• second person

Which point of view is the narrator not a character but gives thoughts and feelings to other characters?

• first person

• third person

• second person

Which point of view uses pronouns such as he, she, they, him, her?

• first person

• third person

• second person

Which point of view uses pronouns such as I, me, we, our?

• first person

• third person

• second person

Which point of view uses the pronoun you?

• first person

• second person

• third person

What point of view? “Do you love candy?” I asked my friend Roxie. I always make friends with other people.

• first person

• third person

What point of view? Jessie had felt sad all day. Jessie thought and thought about his situation and he thought to himself, "I need to get myself together." Maria came in the door and asked what was wrong. He told her. Maria frowned. She felt as if she were being abandoned by everyone.

• first person

• third person

Some dark night Shelly said, “I hate squirrels,” but really she loved them. Carol said, “They smell,” but really, she loved them too. Both of them thought that squirrels were pretty cute.

• first person

• third person

True or False: Ignore the pronouns inside quotes when determining the POV.

• true

• false