Character Point of View

In 3rd person limited point of view, you get to know the thoughts & feelings of...

• all of the characters.

• none of the characters.

• the main character.

• the writer.

Answer explanation

In 3rd person limited point of view, although the narrator is not a character in the story the reader learns about the main character's thoughts and feelings.

The reader can learn about the other characters' thoughts & feelings through, although indirectly, i.e. through dialogue.

In 3rd person omniscient point of view, you get to know the thoughts & feelings of...

• all of the characters.

• none of the characters.

• the main character.

• the writer.

Answer explanation

In 3rd person omniscient point of view, the narrator is not a character in the story. The narrator shares the thoughts & feelings of multiple characters.

In 1st person point of view, the narrator ___ (is/isn't) a character in the story.

In 3rd person limited point of view, the narrator ___ (is/isn't) a character in the story.

In 3rd person omniscient point of view, the narrator ___ (is/isn't) a character in the story.

Identify the point of view: "Jonas went to his own desk and began to sort through his school papers from the evening's assignment. But his mind was still on December and the coming Ceremony. Though he had been reassured by the talk with his parents, he hadn't the slightest idea what Assignment the Elders would be selecting for his future..." (Lowry).

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

Answer explanation

In 3rd person limited point of view, the narrator is not a character in the story. The reader can see that in this sample as the narrator is talking about the main character (Jonas) rather than the main character telling us the story himself.

As the reader doesn't learn about other characters' thoughts & feelings, this is 3rd person limited point of view.

In this point of view, one character tells the story from their point of view. Readers know only as much as the narrator

• Omniscient

• Limited-Omniscient

• First Person

• Objective

In this point of view, the narrator knows all that is said, felt and thought by the characters

• First person

• Omniscient

• Omniscient-Limited

• Objective

In this point of view, the author tells the story in third period, but limits observations of thoughts and feelings to one character. The author presents the story through the character's eyes

• First person

• Omniscient

• Limited-Omniscient

• Objective

In this point of view, the author is like a movie camera that moves around freely recording objects. There is no insight to thoughts or feelings

• Limited-Omniscient

• Objective

• Omniscient

• First person