Analyzing Literary Test: Point of veiw Flashcards
What is point of view?
the perspective of a narrator in a literary text
The point of view refers to the perspective of who?
the narrator
What does narrator mean?
the voice that tells a story
What is first-person point of view?
the perspective of a narrator who is a character in the story and tells the story using the pronouns I and me
What is second-person point of view?
the perspective of a narrator who tells the story to the reader using the pronoun you
What is third-perdon limited point of view?
the perspective of a narrator who is outside the story but has access to the thoughts and experiences of only one character
what is third-person omniscient point of view?
the perspective of a narrator who is outside the story and knows everything about all the characters