Exploring Point of View in Literature

The video tutorial explains different narrative perspectives in storytelling, focusing on point of view. It covers first person, third person limited, and omniscient perspectives, detailing how each affects the storytelling process. The tutorial emphasizes understanding whose perspective the story is being told from and how it influences the narrative.

What does 'point of view' in a story determine?

• The plot of the story

• From whose perspective the story is told

• The setting of the story

• The main character of the story

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Which point of view involves the narrator being the story's main character?

• First person

• Third person limited

• Omniscient

• Second person

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In which point of view is the story told from the perspective of one character, excluding the author?

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

• First person

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What does the omniscient point of view allow the narrator to know?

• The thoughts of only two characters

• The thoughts of only the main character

• Nothing about the characters' inner thoughts

• The thoughts and feelings of all characters

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Which point of view might include the author as a character?

• Second person

• Omniscient

• Third person limited

• First person

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