Symbol, Allegory, and Point of View Flashcards
second-person point of view
told using “you”. cats reader as character in the story
first-person point of view
told by a narrator who is a character in the story and refers to him- or herself as “I”
third-person point of view
privy to the thoughts and actions of only one character. uses “he, she, it”
point of view
the perspective from which a work is told
omniscient
all knowing; shares what all characters think and feel instead of limiting the narrator’s perspective to just one character
symbols
objects, places, events, or characters that have meaning and significance beyond their physical forms
allegory
an entire literary work in which abstract ideas appear in concrete ways
archetypes
a cultural symbol that has become universally understood and recognized