Point of View

Point of view is...

• What the story is about
• The author's favorite book
• Who is telling the story
• The main idea 

She liked ice cream, but he liked cake. So they bought both.

• 3rd person OMNISCIENT
• 3rd person limited
• 3rd person objective
• 1st person

In First Person point of view the narrator...

• tells their own story.

• tells a story about someone else.

If a story is told in third-person point of view, the narrator

• is NOT a character in the story

• is a character in the story

In 3rd person omniscient, you get to know the thoughts and feelings of...

• None of the characters

• 2 of the characters

• 1 character

• All of the characters

I ran up a steep hill. I was very hot and exhausted. It was a long race, but I was in the lead. I knew if I could keep my pace I would be able to win the race. 

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person Omniscient

• 3rd Person Limited

How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?

• Pronouns like he, she, and they are used.

• The author addresses the reader.

• The narrator is not in the story.

• Pronouns like I, my, and we are used.

"People call me the Freeway Gorilla. The Ape at Exit 8. The One and Only Ivan, Mighty Silverback. The names are mine, but they're not me. I am Ivan, just Ivan, only Ivan" (Applegate).

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Objective

A narrator can see and describe every characters' thoughts.

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

Third person limited is when the author reveals the thoughts and feelings of...

• One character

• More than one character

• Nobody

• The author