Point of View

Third Person Point of View - check all that apply

• Uses: you, yours, yourself

• Uses: he, she, it, his, hers, they, them, theirs

• The narrator is not a character in the story.

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

First Person Point of View -- check all that apply

• The main character is telling the story.

• Uses: I, me, mine, myself, we, us ours.

• The reader knows only what that character knows.

• The story is told from the perspective of you.

Second Person Point of View - check all that apply

• The story is told from the perspective of you.

• Uses: you, yours, yourself

• Limited to only one character. The narrator tells the story from the viewpoint of character.

• This is an uncommon form of writing, sometimes used in poetry, email or speeches.

Choose the sentence that is written using the first-person point of view.

• You need to do your best on your literature test today.

• Would you please pass the mashed potatoes?

• Softball is my favorite sport, but soccer is a close second.

• Brian took Sally to the movies last weekend.

The author’s point of view reveals the author’s beliefs, personal judgments or _______________ toward a certain subject.

• attitudes

• clothing choice

• favorite foods

• hair styles

What is the point of view third-person limited or third-person omniscient?

Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. She knew Tim would be mad, but she wanted to live her life.

• Third-person omniscient

• Third-person limited.

Every argument begins with one of these.

• claim
• reason
• evidence
• explanation

An example of metaphor would be...

• the ship sails on the sea

• the ship plows the sea

• the ship is like a plow

• the ship sails slowly and stealthily along the sea

Choose the sentence that is written using the third-person point of view.

• You need to clean your room if you want to use the car tonight.

• I called my friend to see if he wanted to come over to my house to play Fortnite.

• Brian called Sally last night. He asked her if she wanted to go to the movies on Saturday. She happily accepted the invitation. He smiled to himself on the other end of his phone.

From what point of view is the excerpt written?

• First Person Point of View

• Second Person Point of View

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient