Day 16: APLTerms

Question 1

perspective from which a story is told.

Answer 1

Point of View

Question 2

the person telling the story is one of the characters in the story. It is the “I” point of view. Most limiting because the narrator can only state what he or she sees, feels, and hears. He or she cannot go into the minds of the other characters

Answer 2

First Person Point of View

Question 3

refers to the use of “you” in explanations or arguments. It is frequently used, but is appropriate in certain circumstances. Occurs within instructions that are meant to be followed.

Answer 3

Second Person Point of View

Question 4

the person telling the story is not one of the characters in the story. He or She is an outside observer. The reader can only know what one character learns through interaction with other characters or through overheard conversations

Answer 4

Third Person Point of View

Question 5

narrator is not a character in the story, but the events in the story are seen through the eyes of more than one of the characters. Narrator is considered to be “all knowing” and cannot only see and hear everything that is happening to all characters in the story, but can also enter their minds and tell the reader what each is thinking and feeling

Answer 5

Third Person Omniscient

Question 6

process of gathering information and combining it with the reader’s knowledge to guess what might occur in the story

Answer 6

Predicting