points of view Flashcards
1
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First person participant
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major character tells the story, chiefly about himself
2
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First person observer
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minor character tells a story that focuses on someone than himself
3
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Third person omniscient
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author tells the story and can enter the mind of any and all characters, thus a reader knows what any and/or all of them think
4
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Third person limited omniscient
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an author tells the story with the focus on one character. Readers know the thoughts of only this one character and only can know of the scenes where this character is present
5
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Third person dramatic objective
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extremely limited point of view where the narrator is a mere observer and can only tell the actions and words of characters