Point of View

Front

POV using 'I, me, my'

Back

1st person

Front

POV using "you" and "your"

Back

2nd person

Front

3rd person objective reveals thoughts and feelings of...

Back

none of the characters

Front

3rd person limited reveals thoughts and feelings of...

Back

1 character

Front

3rd person omniscient reveals thoughts and feelings of...

Back

all characters

Front

Narrator as a character in the story?

Back

1st person

Front

Narrator directly addresses the reader.

Back

2nd person POV

Front

Not considered in determining a text's POV:

Back

dialogue between characters

Front

Identify the point of view: "Once you have the cake in the oven, start to make the whipped cream frosting."

Back

2nd Person

Front

Point of view in the passage: I walked to the bus stop, hoping to avoid Maria, who revealed my secret.

Back

1st Person