Point of View Fiction

Terry was so nervous inside. He had just been elected president of the senior class and needed to make his acceptance speech. Bradley, his best friend, smiled with pride knowing deep inside himself that he had helped make this happen.

• 1st

• 3rd limited

• 3rd objective

• 3rd omniscient

The girl quickly ran through the garden and into the woods. On the top of an old maple tree, a songbird tipped his head and began to sing. A dead branch fell on the ground below the bird’s perch. At that moment, a man stepped on the branch and spooked the bird enough to fly away.

• 1st

• 3rd limited

• 3rd objective

• 3rd omniscient

Imagine you go for a walk and during the walk something happens: you trip and fall into a big pile of mud. When you get home, you rush to the shower and clean yourself of all the dirt.

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd objective

• 3rd omniscient

Jacqueline was the new girl in school and, as luck would have it, the only open desk in science class that morning was the desk next to mine. Of course, I couldn’t work up the nerve to speak to her, except for a quick glance or two when she was focused on her work.

• 1st

• 3rd limited

• 3rd objective

• 3rd omniscient

The point of view where multiple or all characters have feelings and thoughts being exposed to the audience. Uses words such as they, he, she, and proper nouns, etc.

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd Person omniscient

• 1st person

​ (a)   person point of view is told from a narrator using pronouns such as he or she; it can be omniscient (all-knowing) or limited.

• Third

• First

• Second

• Fourth

The point of view where multiple or all characters have feelings and thoughts being exposed to the audience. Uses words such as they, he, she, and proper nouns, etc.

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd Person omniscient

• 1st person

The point of view where multiple or all characters have feelings and thoughts being exposed to the audience. Uses words such as they, he, she, and proper nouns, etc.

• person

• 2nd person

• 3rd Person

• 1st person

Teddy had been feeling blue all day. Teddy couldn’t stop thinking about all of his problems and what to do about them. Fortunately, his best friend, Bethany, opened his door, walked into his room and asked what was wrong. When Teddy told her all about it Bethany frowned and hugged him. Teddy then felt a lot better

• 1st

• 3rd limited

• 3rd objective

• 3rd omniscient

Olivia was heading over to Maria’s house for a sleepover when she noticed that her classmate, Mark, was following her. She started to walk faster so she could avoid him. But when she heard him call her name, she stopped walking. Mark went up to her and asked if she knew the homework assignment for the night. She replied, "We have to do pages four through eight, numbers 1 – 18.“

• 1st

• 3rd limited

• 3rd objective

• 3rd omniscient