Perspective Vocabulary

What is perspective?

• A narrator's interpretations of events, people, and places based on their own personal experiences and background.

• It is the format of narration- first, second, or third person point of view.

• It is the technical choice that the author makes in order to tell the story.

• It's the dialogue the author uses to portray character traits.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which factor does not influence a character's perspective?

• The character's personality

• Lifestyle choices of the character

• Character's cultural background

• The reader's opinion of the character.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

How does an author portray perspective? Select all that apply.

• Through first person narration

• Through omniscient narration

• Through dialogue

• Through the reader's viewpoint

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

True or false- perspective and point of view are the same thing.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which statement best represents perspective?

• Who the antagonist is in the story.

• Who the main person speaking

• The type of narrator used to tell the story.

• How the narrator perceives what's happening within the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What type of point of view is it when the narrator participates in the actions of the story, is a character in the story, and tells the story using the pronoun, I.

• 
  1st Person

• 
  2nd Person

• 3rd Person: Limited

• 
  3rd Person: Objective

• 
  3rd Person: Omniscient

What type of point of view is it when the story is told from the viewpoint of the reader using the pronoun, YOU, and the reader gets to imagine being the main character!

• 
  1st Person

• 
  2nd Person

• 3rd Person: Limited

• 
  3rd Person: Objective

• 
  3rd Person: Omniscient

What type of point of view is it when the narrator knows or reveals nothing about the characters' internal thoughts, feelings, and motivations but sticks to the external facts of the story

• 
  1st Person

• 
  2nd Person

• 3rd Person: Limited

• 
  3rd Person: Objective

• 
  3rd Person: Omniscient

What type of point of view is it when the narrator describes the internal thoughts, feelings, and motivations of one character, usually the main character, and the reader is limited in our knowledge of other characters.

• 
  1st Person

• 
  2nd Person

• 3rd Person: Limited

• 
  3rd Person: Objective

• 
  3rd Person: Omniscient

What type of point of view is it when the narrator knows and at least partially reveals the internal thoughts, feelings, and motivations of all the characters, and the narrator interprets and comments on behavior and actions.

• 
  1st Person

• 
  2nd Person

• 3rd Person: Limited

• 
  3rd Person: Objective

• 
  3rd Person: Omniscient