Language Arts Point of View

Question 1

Dialogue

Answer 1

when characters speak

Question 2

Narration

Answer 2

when the narrator speaks

Question 3

“Quotation Marks”

Answer 3

separates narration from dialogue

Question 4

Narrative Perspective

Answer 4

It is about the narrator (who tells the story).

We’re not looking at dialogue. We don’t care what the characters say. Only the narrators voice matters.

Question 5

Pronoun Case

Answer 5

we are trying to figure out the narrator’s point on the story

Question 6

Examples of First Person

Answer 6

I, me, my, mine, we, us, ours. Often the narrator.

Question 7

Examples of Second Person

Answer 7

you, your. Usually used for instructions

Question 8

Examples of third person

Answer 8

He, she, her, they, them, also a characters name.
Narrator usually not involved.
Tells others stories.

Question 9

What is third person omniscient

Answer 9

Narrator is ALL KNOWING. Narrator tells the thoughts and feelings of MORE THAN ONE character

Question 10

What is third person limited

Answer 10

Narrator is limited to ONE character. Tells the thoughts and feelings of ONE character

Question 11

What is third person objective

Answer 11

Narrator does not reveal ANY characters thoughts or feelings. Only the character’s DIALOGUE and ACTIONS are narrated.