Point of View

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What is point of view?

Back

Point of view is WHO is telling the story.

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What are the three main points of view in storytelling?

Back

First person, second person, and third person.

Front

In first person point of view, who tells the story?

Back

The narrator is the main character.

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What is second person point of view?

Back

The narrator talks directly to the reader using 'you'.

Front

What is third person point of view?

Back

The narrator tells the story about other characters using 'he', 'she', or 'they'.

Front

What clue words indicate first person point of view?

Back

I, me, my.

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What clue words indicate second person point of view?

Back

You, your.

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What clue words indicate third person point of view?

Back

He, she, they.

Front

What is the effect of using first person point of view?

Back

It allows readers to see the story through the eyes of the main character.

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What is the effect of using second person point of view?

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It makes the reader feel directly involved in the story.