Compare and Contrast Point of View

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What is point of view?

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Point of view is the perspective from which a story is told. It can be 1st person, 2nd person, or 3rd person.

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What is 1st person point of view?

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1st person point of view uses pronouns like 'I' and 'my'. The narrator is a character in the story.

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What is 3rd person point of view?

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3rd person point of view uses pronouns like 'he', 'she', and 'they'. The narrator is outside the story.

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What are signal words for 1st person point of view?

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Signal words for 1st person include 'I', 'my', 'we', and 'us'.

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What are signal words for 3rd person point of view?

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Signal words for 3rd person include 'he', 'she', 'they', and 'them'.

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How can you identify 1st person in a text?

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Look for personal pronouns like 'I' or 'my' that indicate the narrator is part of the story.

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How can you identify 3rd person in a text?

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Look for pronouns like 'he', 'she', or 'they' that indicate the narrator is outside the story.

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What is the difference between 1st person and 3rd person?

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1st person is told from the narrator's perspective, while 3rd person is told from an outside perspective.

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What does it mean to compare?

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To compare means to look at two or more things to see how they are similar.

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What does it mean to contrast?

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To contrast means to look at two or more things to see how they are different.