Understanding 3rd Person Point of View

3rd person limited point of view

• 1 character thoughts and feelings

• no characters thoughts and feelings

• all characters thoughts and feelings

Pronouns for 3rd person

• you, yours

• I, me, my

• he/she, her/him, they

3rd person omniscient point of view

• 1 character thoughts and feelings

• all characters thoughts or feelings

• no characters thoughts and feelings

Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay just left without saying anything.

She left a note and then left him.

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person Omniscient

• no characters thoughts and feelings

Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay knew Tim would be mad,

but she wanted to live her life.

• 3rd person omniscient

• 3rd person limited

• no thoughts or feelings

Tim slammed the door. He walked upstairs and read a note from Shay.

He kicked her trash can and started crying.

• 3rd person limited

• no feelings or thoughts

• 3rd person omniscient