Indigo: POV & Bias: Who’s Really in Control?

What is first-person point of view?

• The narrator is outside the story

• The narrator uses “he” and “she”

• The narrator is a character using “I”

• The author writes a letter to the reader

What is third-person limited POV?

• The narrator knows everything about every character

• The narrator is a minor character

• The narrator knows only one character’s thoughts

• The narrator is unreliable

What is third-person omniscient POV?

• The narrator is a character in the story

• The narrator tells the story like a movie

• The narrator knows all characters’ thoughts

• The narrator only gives dialogue

True or False: A first-person narrator is always trustworthy.

• True

• False

Which pronouns are most common in first-person POV?

• He, she, they

• It, you, we

• I, me, my

• You, your, yours

What is second-person point of view?

• The narrator talks about themselves

• The narrator talks directly to the reader

• The narrator knows every character

• It’s not a real thing

What POV is this? “I didn’t mean to break the vase. It just slipped, and I panicked.”

• First-person

• Third-person limited

• Third-person omniscient

• Second-person

What POV is this? “Sasha walked into the room, unsure if anyone would notice. She told herself to keep breathing.”

• Third-person omniscient

• First-person

• Second-person

• Third-person limited

What POV is this? “He stared at her, wondering if she remembered what he said. She smiled politely, already forgetting.”

• Third-person omniscient

• Third-person limited

• First-person

• Second-person

What does an unreliable narrator do?

• Tells the story exactly as it happened

• Forgets or distorts the truth

• Has access to all thoughts

• Gives accurate analysis