Identifying Narrator's Point of View Flashcards

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1
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perceptive from which a narrative is told

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point of view

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this narration is based from the experience of the character that’s telling the story (pronoun “I”)

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first-person narration

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3
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reasons why writers write in first person

A

identification
opinion
intrigue

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4
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This narration is not based from any character of the story

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third-person narration

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it presents what the character do or say, it doesn’t know any of the character’s thoughts

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third-person objective

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the viewpoint is limited only to one character

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third-person limited

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the narrator knows everything about the story

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third-person omniscient

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reasons why writers write in third person

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complexity
flexibility
authoritative author

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