Point Of View

Front

Signal words: you, your

Back

Second person

Front

Signal words: I, me, my, mine, we, us

Back

First person

Front

Signal words: he, she, they, them, (character names)

Back

Third person

Front

Narrator knows thoughts/feelings of multiple characters.

Back

Third person omniscient

Front

Narrator knows thoughts/feelings of ONE character.

Back

Third person limited

Front

Point of view in: John said he was going to the pumpkin patch with his family.

Back

3rd person

Front

Point of view: Before you leave, clean your room!

Back

2nd person

Front

Point of view: I love pizza. It's my favorite food!

Back

1st person

Front

Point of view: Before you leave, clean your room!

Back

2nd person

Front

Mr. John Oakhurst, gambler, notices a change in Poker Flat's moral atmosphere on November 23, 1850. (Bret Harte, "The Outcasts of Poker Flat")

Back

Third Person Limited