Point of View

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What is Point of View?

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The vantage point from which a story is told, indicating who is telling the story.

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What is the Third Person point of view?

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A narrative perspective where the narrator talks about someone else.

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What does Third Person Limited mean?

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A point of view where the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character.

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What is Third Person Omniscient?

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A narrative perspective where the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

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What is the role of the Author in a story?

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The person who wrote the story.

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Can dialogue alone determine the point of view of a story?

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False. Other elements must be considered.

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What is First Person point of view?

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A narrative perspective where the narrator is a character in the story, using 'I' or 'we'.

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What is Second Person point of view?

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A narrative perspective that addresses the reader directly, using 'you'.

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What is an example of Third Person Objective?

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A point of view where the narrator reports only what can be seen or heard, without knowing any character's thoughts.

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What is the difference between Third Person Limited and Third Person Omniscient?

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Third Person Limited knows one character's thoughts; Omniscient knows all characters' thoughts.