POV

Question 1

What POV is his extract from?

He thought about how far the ground was. The wind gusted. Whitney turned to him and said, “It’s beautiful up here, huh?” Diego could not think about beauty. All he could think about was not falling off the edge. He said, “Yeah, Whitney, it really is beautiful. Hey, how long do you want to stay up here?” Whitney laughed and said, “Let’s stay up here the rest of our lives!” Diego grimaced. He was afraid that this scenario was all too likely.

Answer 1

third-person limited

Question 2

Name the 4 types of POV we have covered

Answer 2

first-person
second-person
third-person limited
third-person omniscient

Question 3

What POV is this extract from?
“Do you love candy?” I asked my friend Roxis. I always make friends with other
people.

Answer 3

First person

Question 4

What POV uses he/she/they?

Answer 4

both types of 3rd person

Question 5

What POV uses you/your?

Answer 5

Second Person

Question 6

Write a couple sentences from the POV of 3rd person omniscient

Answer 6

Your sentence should have the pronouns hey/he/she and should give the thought of all characters.

Question 7

What POV uses I/me/we?

Answer 7

First person

Question 8

What 3 step technique we can use to identify the POV?

Answer 8

1. Read text
2. Cross out speech
3. Circle pronouns