Rhetorical Analysis Review ^ Rhetoric Tool Box: Point of View

Question 1

the narrator is involved in the story and uses first-person pronouns such as me and my

Answer 1

First Person

Question 2

intended to imitate the character’s thought process; the person telling the story is disorganized in thought

Answer 2

Stream of Consciousness

Question 3

the narrator is not involved in the events being described and relays facts without bias

Answer 3

Third Person Objective

Question 4

the “God perspective”; view from the outside plus knowledge of the characters’ thoughts

Answer 4

Third Person Omniscient

Question 5

the person telling the story may be a child or mentally handicapped adult who is intellectually incapable or naïve of understanding what is happening

Answer 5

Innocent Eye

Question 6

covers the innocent eye or a narrator who has such a strong bias or interest in the audience’s perception of events that the reader cannot trust him or her

Answer 6

Questionable/Unreliable Narrator

Question 7

the writer is speaking directly to the audience for the purpose of instruction

Answer 7

Second Person

Question 8

the story is told by an outsider who can also relay the thoughts of one or more characters, but not all characters

Answer 8

Third Person Limited Omniscient