Point of View

Front

POV using 'I, me, my'

Back

1st person

Front

POV using 'you' and 'your' to tell a story?

Back

2nd person

Front

In 3rd person limited, thoughts and feelings of...

Back

1 character

Front

In 3rd person omniscient, you know the thoughts and feelings of...

Back

all characters

Front

Point of view is the perspective from which a story is told.

Back

True

Front

I ran up a steep hill, hot and exhausted, leading a long race. If I kept my pace, I could win.

Back

1st person POV

Front

Identifying first person point of view.

Back

Uses pronouns like I, my, and we.

Front

Identify the point of view: "A pain stabs my left temple... what is true and what is false" (Collins).

Back

1st Person

Front

Identify the point of view: "Jonas sorted through his school papers, but his mind was on December and the Ceremony. He was reassured by his parents, yet had no idea what Assignment the Elders would choose for him."

Back

3rd Person Limited

Front

Identify the point of view: "'We've got Father and Mother and one another,' said Beth. Beth was the shy one. She always looked on the bright side. 'We haven't got father,' said Jo sadly... The girls were silent. Light from the fire shone on their faces. They were thinking of Father" (Alcott).

Back

3rd Person Omniscient