| Term | Definition |
| point of view | vantage point from which the story is being told -- who is telling the story |
| 1st person point of view | the narrator is a character in the story; uses pronouns such I, my, we, and us |
| 2nd person point of view | seldom used; narrator uses pronouns such as you and your to tell the story |
| 3rd person, limited, point of view | Story is told through the eyes of one character; uses pronouns such as he, she, it, and they |
| 3rd person, omniscient, point of view | Narrator is able to see all characters' point of view; uses pronouns such as he, she, it, and they |