| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Point of view | the perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told |
| Three commonly used points of view used in writing | first person, omniscient third person, and limited third person |
| First person point of view | when the narrator is a character in the story and refers to himself or herself with the pronoun "I" |
| First person pronouns | I, me, my, mine, ours |
| Two kinds of third-person point of view | limited and omniscient |
| Third-person pronouns | he, she, they |
| Third person | talks ABOUT the characters |
| Omniscient third-person | when the narrator knows and tells about what each character feels and thinks |
| The way to remember 3rd person omniscient is to remember | the narrator is like a "god" who can read everyone's mind |
| Limited third-person | when the narrator relates the inner thoughts and feelings of only ONE main character |
Combine with other sets
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