POINT OF VIEW Flashcards
A story’s point of view relies on who is telling the narrative.
POINT OF VIEW
three major kinds of points of view:
the first person, second person, and third person
the
narrator’s feelings and thoughts are shared
FIRST PERSON
One of the characters is telling the story and
uses “__, __, __, ____” in his or her speech.
“I, my, me, mine”
Four
common
types of
narrator
The Protagonist, The Secondary Character, The Observer, and The Unreliable Narrator.
They are the main
character of the story.
The Protagonist
can relate their experiences within the context of the
story as they are usually related to the main character
The Secondary Character
merely witnesses the story and has limited to
no participation in its
events.
The observer
can be a characteristic of the three prior narrators
The Unreliable Narrator.
can relate their experiences within the context of the
the story as they are usually related to the main character
The Secondary Character
The author tells the story by using the pronouns
“you” and “your.
Second Person
Secondary Person The author tells the story by using the pronouns
“__” and “___”.
you and your
This viewpoint is rarely used by authors, but using
it may imply that the author is posing a challenge
to the readers by almost making them part of the
story by the way the story is told.
SECOND PERSON
Bright Lights, Big City by ??
Jay McInerney
character in the story and
is only an outsider telling the story from his
viewpoint
Third Person
all knowing) and know everything about all the
characters in a story
omniscient
meaning the knowledge of the author is only
limited to one character
limited omniscient
(Omniscient) Pride and Prejudice by
Jane Austen
(Limited Omniscient) Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer’s Stone by
J.K. Rowling
(also known as
quotes or inverted commas)
QUOTATION MARKS
are used to indicate direct speech and quotations
QUOTATION MARKS
There are two types of quotation
marks:
‘single’ and “double.”
US English
single quotation mark
UK English
double quotation marks