Short Story - Narrator, Point of View

Question 1

first person

Answer 1

• the narrator is a person in the story and reports everything from that point of view

Question 2

third person limited

Answer 2

• the narrator is not a person in the story but knows the thoughts of one person in the story and reports things from that person’s point of view

Question 3

third person omniscient

Answer 3

• the narrator is not a person in the story but knows the thoughts of all the characters and reports things form that point of view - omniscient or “all-seeing”

Question 4

what tells us that Stephen Crane’s “A Great Mistake” is written form the limited point of view of the baby

Answer 4

• We only see and hear the Italian, but we know the baby’s thoughts - “his dreams were of conquest”

Question 5

Stephen crane’s “a great mistake” is written in _____________ because we only know the thoughts and feelings of one character - the baby

Answer 5

• third person limited point of view

Question 6

Saki’s “The Open Window” is written in third person limited point of view because

Answer 6

• we only know the thoughts and feelings of one character - Framton

Question 7

what tells us that Dumbar’s “The Guard” is written from the Third Person Omniscient point of view

Answer 7

• We know the feelings of Keyn and Tablin for each other and also of the pride of the merchant