English Point of View

A type of narrative perspective in where the  author uses pronouns like ''your" and "you."

• 1st person POV

• 2nd person POV

• 3rd person POV

We love walking the dogs in the woods. We all think it is so much fun.

• first person

• second person

• third person

In just a few simple steps you can make a big change in your life!

• first person

• second person

• third person

While Bob was planning a special night out with Millicent, she was quietly making plans to break up with him. All of their friends would be shocked to discover her plans.

• first person

• second person

• third person

Which POV uses "he, she, and them" to tell as story?

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person

Identify the point of view."A pain stabs my left temple and I press my hand aginst it. Right on the spot where Johanna hit me with the coil of wire. The memories swirl as I try to sort out what is true and what is false"(Collins)

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person

Identify the point of view: "Jonas went to his own desk and began to sort through his school papers from the evening's assignment. But his mind was still on December and hadn't the slightest idea what Assignment the elders would be selecting for his future"

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person

Kevin and Brandon went to a movie this weekend. They saw "Finding Dory" and loved it. Kevin bought some popcorn while Brandon bought a big box of candy. 

• 1st person 

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

Point of view is...

• What the story is about
• The author's favorite book
• Who is telling the story
• The main idea 

Identify the Point of View :

You derive a special pleasure from a just-published book, and it isn't only a book you are taking with you but its novelty as well, which could also be merely that of an object fresh from the factory, the youthful bloom of new books, which lasts until the dust jacket begins to yellow, until a veil of smog settles on the top edge, until the binding becomes dog-eared, in the rapid autumn of libraries. [Excerpts from If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Cavino]

• 1st person point of view

• 2nd person point of view

• 3rd person point of view