Point of View Flashcard

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What is the first person point of view?

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When the story is told by a character in the story.

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What is the second person point of view?

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When the narrator speaks directly to the reader using 'you'.

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What is the third person point of view?

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When the story is told by the author or writer.

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How can you identify the first person point of view?

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By the use of words like 'I', 'me', 'my', and 'we'.

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How can you identify the second person point of view?

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By the use of words like 'you' and 'your'.

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How can you identify the third person point of view?

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By the use of words like 'he', 'she', 'they', 'her', 'his', and 'their'.

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What is a narrative perspective?

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The viewpoint from which a story is told.

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What does it mean to write in the first person?

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The writer uses 'I' or 'we' to tell the story.

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What does it mean to write in the second person?

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The writer addresses the reader directly as 'you'.

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What does it mean to write in the third person?

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The writer tells the story from an outside perspective.