POV and Perspective

What point of view would you most likely find in a novel that explores the deepest thoughts and feelings of a number of characters?

• first person

• third person omniscient

• second person

• third person limited

Which of the following statements is ture?

• Switching points of view can be confusing.

• An omniscient narrator is usually a character in the story.

• Most novels and short stories are written in the second person.

• Most newspaper articles are written in the first person.

There are three ways authors reveal POV, which of the following is NOT:

• Choice of words

• details

• bias

• Statistics

When we arrived at the park, I let Victoria off her lead. Immediately some scruffy mongrel appeared and started bothering her. I shooed it off, but the horrible thing chased her all over the park. What detail best reveals the narrator's perspective?

• Some scruffy mongrel appeared and started bothering her.

• When we arrived at the park, I let Victoria off her lead.

• I shooed it off

First person POV is when:

• a writer speaks directly to the reader by using "you/your"

• readers know all thoughts and feelings about character

• when a story is told through the author's voice, through one characters mind

• when a character directly narrates a story

3rd person omniscent POV is when:

• a writer speaks directly to the reader by using "you/your"

• readers know all thoughts and feelings about character

• when a story is told through the author's voice, through one characters mind

• when a character directly narrates a story

I love to watch birds!  It always amazes me 
  how they can build those nests!  I like to leave 
  scraps of hair and yarn out for them to find. 
  They'll use these things and weave them into a 
  nest.  Being a parent is a hard job, and the birds 
  can use all the help they can get.
What is the author's perspective?

• Humans should help birds build their nest

• Humans should never interfere with wild animals

• Birds are interesting animals

• Birds use lots of things to build their nest

1st Person POV

• narrator speaks for themselves & usually character in story; I, my, we, our, us

• narrator speaks for others & usually the bad guy of story; they, him, what, who

• narrator speaks for no one; WWBST

• narrator speaks for themselves & others; usually not a character in the story; I, me, they, us

Which example shows third person omniscient point of view?

• "Jon was tired. He didn't get much sleep last night because of his nightmare."

• "The campers got to the fire. Ben wished he had another jacket, but Kelly felt hot."

Second person POV is when:

• a writer speaks directly to the reader by using "you/your"

• readers know all thoughts and feelings about character

• when a story is told through the author's voice, through one characters mind

• when a character directly narrates a story