POV & Theme

The narrator is the ________.

• person telling the story

• main character in the story

• enemy of the main character in the story

• person listening to the story

The story is told by one of the Characters.

Use words like:

I 

me

we

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person

The narrator is addressing the reader.

Uses words like:

you

your

yours

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person

The narrator is not part of the story.

Uses words like:

he

him

she 

her

they

People's names

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person

A ________ narrator can see and describe every character's thoughts.

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person, limited

• 3rd Person, omniscient

Read the following passage.

The carousel lurched into life, its jarringly sweet song abruptly sounding through the nearly empty park. A flock of birds startled and scattered across the sky. I called out, “Whoops, sorry!” to the few families waiting for a turn. “You’ve got to be kidding me,” one of the fathers sighed, leading his son away from the creaky ride.

What is the point of view of this text?

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person

Which of the following is an example of third person point of view?

• 
  You could have worn anything you wanted to this costume party.

• 
  I’m probably the only kid in this class who really understands the tuba.

• 
  I watched the leaves fall slowly to the ground, swirling in the wind.

• 
  He’s not the most generous kid, but he is the bravest.

The theme of a story is the  

• main characters

• message about life that the author expresses.

• Sequence of events

• Summary of the story

Which of the following could be the theme of a story?

• • A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army.

• 
  Fear is more dangerous than any beast.

• • a fear of heights

• • "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too."

Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

• Your past does not define you.

• returning home after a long time

• • A man sees a group of people he used to work with a long time ago.

• an old man who used to be a farmer