Point of View

A narrator is...

• the person telling the story

• the main character of the story

• an unknown figure observing the characters' actions in a story

• the person in a story who creates conflict

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Point of view is...

• the narrator's opinion

• the perspective from which a story is told

• the author's tone

• the reader's perspective

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First person point-of-view is when...

• the narrator is IN the story

• the narrator is OUTSIDE the story

• the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters

• the narrator's perspective cannot be trusted

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An ADVANTAGE of first person point-of-view is...

• the reader does not get to know other characters well

• the reader gets to know and understand every character on a deep level

• the reader does not ever know what is going to happen next

• the reader gets to delve into the mind, thoughts, and feelings of the main character

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A DISADVANTAGE of first person point-of-view is...

• the reader is limited to the thoughts and feelings of only one character

• the reader gets to feel connected to the narrator

• it builds excitement and suspense

• the reader know everything because the narrator is all-knowing

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In third person limited point-of-view, the narrator is ___ the story, and the reader is ___ to the thoughts and feelings of only one character.

• outside, omniscient

• outside, limited

• in, omniscient

• in, limited

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How are first person POV and third person limited POV similar?

• They both reveal the thoughts and feelings of every character in a story.

• In both POVs, the narrator is OUTSIDE the story.

• In both POVs, the narrator is IN the story.

• They both reveal the thoughts and feelings of only one character.

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How are first person POV and third person limited POV different?

• In first person POV, the narrator is outside the story, and in third person limited POV, the narrator is in the story.

• In first person POV, the narrator knows the thoughts of every character, and in third person limited POV, the narrator knows the thoughts of only one character.

• In first person POV, the narrator is in the story, and in third person limited POV, the narrator is outside the story.

• In first person POV, the narrator knows the thoughts of only one character, and in third person limited POV, the narrator knows of every character.

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The word omniscient means all-seeing and all-knowing.

In third person omniscient POV, the narrator is ___ the story and knows the thoughts and feelings of ___ character.

• in, only one

• in, every

• outside, only one

• outside, every

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What is one DISADVANTAGE of third person omniscient POV?

• The reader gets to understand and empathize with all characters.

• There is a lack of suspense regarding what will happen next because the narrator knows all.

• The story does not have any unreliable narratation.

• The narrator is outside of the story.

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