Understanding Points of View in Literature

What does 'point of view' mean in a story?

• The location where the story takes place

• The perspective from which the story is told

• The time period of the story

• The main character of the story

In the third person omniscient point of view, what does the narrator know?

• The thoughts and feelings of all characters

• Only the setting of the story

• The thoughts and feelings of one character

• Only the actions of the characters

How is the first person point of view different from the third person?

• It only describes the setting

• It uses words like 'he' and 'she'

• It is told from the narrator's perspective using 'I' and 'we'

• It doesn't include any character's thoughts

What is a key feature of the third person limited point of view?

• The narrator only describes actions

• The narrator is a character in the story

• The narrator knows the thoughts of one character

• The narrator knows everything about all characters

Why might an author choose to write in different points of view?

• To avoid using dialogue

• To confuse the reader

• To make the story longer

• To give the story different feelings and perspectives