Understanding Third Person Point of View in Literature

The video tutorial explores different narrative points of view: first person, second person, and third person. It delves into the nuances of third person perspectives, including omniscient, limited omniscient, and objective. Examples from literature illustrate how these perspectives function, highlighting the narrator's role in conveying characters' thoughts and emotions. The tutorial concludes with a review and questions to reinforce understanding.

Which pronouns are typically used in the third person point of view?

• We, us, our

• He, she, they

• You, your, yours

• I, me, my

In the omniscient third person point of view, what is the narrator's capability?

• Knows only one character's thoughts

• Knows all characters' thoughts and feelings

• Knows only the main character's actions

• Knows none of the characters' thoughts

What is a key feature of the third person limited omniscient point of view?

• The narrator knows the thoughts of one character

• The narrator knows the thoughts of all characters

• The narrator is a character in the story

• The narrator only describes actions

In 'The Call of the Wild', whose thoughts and feelings are primarily known?

• The narrator's

• The author's

• Buck's

• The onlookers'

What distinguishes the third person objective point of view?

• The narrator knows all characters' thoughts

• The narrator is a character in the story

• The narrator only reports observable actions

• The narrator knows one character's thoughts

Which type of writing often uses the third person objective point of view?

• Fantasy novels

• Poetry

• Autobiographies

• Journalism

In the third person objective point of view, what is the narrator unable to do?

• Narrate events

• Access characters' thoughts

• Report dialogue

• Describe the setting

What is the main difference between omniscient and limited omniscient points of view?

• Omniscient knows all characters' thoughts; limited knows one

• Limited knows all characters' thoughts; omniscient knows one

• Neither knows any characters' thoughts

• Both know all characters' thoughts

Which point of view is used if the narrator knows none of the characters' thoughts?

• Third person limited

• Second person

• First person

• Third person objective

If a story is told from the perspective of a narrator who knows everything about one character, which point of view is it?

• First person

• Third person omniscient

• Third person limited

• Third person objective