Narrative POV

In a story about a historical event, the author chooses to use third-person limited point of view, focusing on a single soldier's experience during a key battle. How does this narrative choice affect the way readers understand the broader context of the event, and what might be the effect of shifting to a third-person omniscient point of view?

• The limited view personalizes the soldier's experiences but may lack historical context; omniscient narration could provide a broader perspective on the event's impact and other soldiers' experiences.

• The limited view makes the soldier’s experience seem unimportant, while omniscient would make it seem more personal.

• The limited view shows only the enemy's perspective, and omniscient would show the soldier’s motivations.

• The limited view emphasizes all soldiers’ feelings, and omniscient would remove emotional depth from the story.

An author chooses to write a mystery story in first-person from the detective's point of view. How does this choice impact the plot development and the revelation of clues, and what would be a significant difference if the story were written in third-person omniscient?

• First-person point of view allows readers to access every character's motives directly, while third-person omniscient would limit clues to only what the detective knows.

• First-person point of view creates suspense by revealing clues only as the detective discovers them, while third-person omniscient could reveal information that creates dramatic sarcasm

• First-person point of view reveals all clues to the reader before the detective notices them, while third-person omniscient would hide them completely.

• First-person point of view makes it harder to engage with the mystery, whereas third-person omniscient would remove suspense from the narrative.

Which point of view do you see these signal words?

I, me, my, mine, we, us

• First person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

What type of narrative point of view is being used?

When Cinderella arrived at the ball, she couldn't believe the splendor and riches all around her. Prince Charming couldn't take his eyes off her, and swore that he would marry her and no one else. Meanwhile, her stepmother and stepsisters were furious and seethed with disbelief and jealousy as the Prince danced with her for hours on end.

• First Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

How does the narrative point of view affect the story?

• It gives a focused view of what Cinderella is going through. We see more of her star-struck and innocent personality.

• It gives a wide overview of the story. Seeing all the character's thoughts helps us understand everything that's going on.

• It allows us to see the story from the stepmother's point of view, which makes us more sympathetic to her.

What type of narrative point of view is being used?

When Cinderella arrived at the ball, she couldn't believe the splendor and riches all around her. A handsome man approached and introduced himself as the prince. "The prince wants to dance with me?" Cinderella thought to herself. She smiled gratefully and accepted, amazed at her luck and in awe of this wonderful night.

• First Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

How does the narrative point of view affect the story?

• It gives a focused view of what Cinderella is going through. We see more of her star-struck and innocent personality.

• It gives a wide overview of the story. Seeing all the character's thoughts helps us understand everything that's going on.

• It allows us to see the story from the stepmother's point of view, which makes us more sympathetic to her.

What type of narrative point of view is being used?

I couldn't believe my eyes when Cinderella walked through the door in a gown that she had clearly stolen, or bought with my hard earned money. She saw me staring and smirked, flicking her eyes disdainfully over my well-used gown. I felt a lump rise in my throat and my cheeks blush. She'd ruin everything. Again.

• First Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

How does the narrative point of view affect the story?

• It gives a focused view of what Cinderella is going through. We see more of her star-struck and innocent personality.

• It gives a wide overview of the story. Seeing all the character's thoughts helps us understand everything that's going on.

• It allows us to see the story from the stepmother's point of view, which makes us more sympathetic to her.

the narrator is the

• person telling the story

• the simile

• person who wrote the story

• a flat character