Narrative Point of View Some Considerations

In which point of view is the narrator also the main character?

• 1st Person POV

• 2nd Person POV

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

In which point of view does the narrator directly tell us the thoughts and feelings of only one character?

• 1st Person POV

• 2nd Person POV

• 3rd Person Objective

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

What does the word "Omni" mean?

• Some

• None

• Select

• All

Which point of view uses "you" and "your" as consistent pronouns?

• 1st Person POV

• 2nd Person POV

• 3rd Person Objective

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

In which point of view does the narrator only share action and dialogue but NO directly stated thoughts and feelings?

• 1st Person POV

• 2nd Person POV

• 3rd Person Objective

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

Which pronouns would be consistent in a text that uses 1st Person POV?

• You, your, you're

• He, she, his, hers

• I, me, my, we

• They, them, theirs

They worked together for an hour or more without speaking. Ellen was grave and absorbed in the anxious thoughts of that spring; Jethro was accustomed to adapting himself to the behaviors and moods of older people, and he found enough in the world about him to occupy his interest as he worked.

• 1st Person POV

• 2nd Person POV

• 3rd Person Objective

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

Mr. Campbell, the minister of Essendean, was waiting for me by the garden gate, good man! He asked me if I had breakfasted; and hearing that I lacked for nothing, he took my hand in both of his and clapped it kindly under his arm.

• 1st Person POV

• 2nd Person POV

• 3rd Person Objective

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omnisicent

The bus is coming now, and you're staring at the tips of your black shoes. You've got to be prepared. You put your hand in your pocket, search among the coins, and finally take out thirty centavos. You've got to be prepared. You grab the handrail—the bus slows down but doesn't stop—and jump aboard.

• 1st Person POV

• 2nd Person POV

• 3rd Person Objective

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

One day Tina went to the movies. She went to see Epic Movie. Tina thought she should purchase a plate of nachos, a pop, and a box of candy, but her friend thought she shouldn’t. Tina purchased the food anyway.

• 1st Person POV

• 2nd Person POV

• 3rd Person Objective

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient