Analyzing Point of View and Perspective

Q. Point of view can be defined as...

• who tells the story

• how the story is told

• why the story is told

• when the story is told

Q. Perspective can be defined as...

• how the story is told

• why the story is told

• who tells the story

• where the story is told

Q. How do you know that something is written in first person point of view?

• Pronouns like I, my, and him are used.

• The author is addressing the reader.

• The narrator is not in the story.

• Pronouns like I, my, and we are used.

Q. A type of narrative point of view where the author uses pronouns like ''your" and "you."

• Second Person POV

• First Person POV

• Third Person POV

Q. Which point of view do you see these signal words?

he, she, they, them, (character's names)

• First

• Second

• Third

Q. Which point of view is the narrator "all - knowing" on the thoughts and feelings of more than two character?

• First person

• Third person limited

• Third person objective

• Third person omniscient

Q. Which point of view is when the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of ONE character?

• Second person

• Third person objective

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Q. Third person limited differs from third person omniscient:

• because the point of view is fixed or limited to a particular POV

• because the reader can infer what other people feel and think only from what the viewpoint character observes

• A and B

Q. Which of the following is NOT considered when determining a text's POV?

• character feelings

• words used: I, you, he/she/them, etc.

• dialogue between characters

• perspective

Q. “What would you do if you could fly?" Mrs. V asks as she glances from the bird to me.

"Is that on the quiz?" I ask, grinning as I type.

"I think we've studied just about everything else." Mrs. V chuckles.

"I'd be scared to let go," I type.

"Afraid you'd fall?" she asks.

"No. Afraid it would feel so good, I'd just fly away.”

― Sharon M. Draper, Out of My Mind

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient