Symbol, Allegory, and Point of View

Question 1

Point of View

Answer 1

Describes a narrator’s position in relation to the story the narrator is telling

Question 2

First-Person POV

Answer 2

Told by a narrator who is a character in the story and refers to themselves as “I”.

Question 3

Second-Person POV

Answer 3

Rare; Uses second-person pronouns (you)

Question 4

Third-Person POV

Answer 4

Uses third-person pronouns (he, she, they)

Question 5

Limited Omniscient Narrators

Answer 5

Told by a narrator who relates the action using third person pronouns; Narrator is usually privy to the thoughts and actions of only one character

Question 6

Omniscient Narrator

Answer 6

Told by narrator using third person pronouns; Is privy to the thoughts of all the characters.

Question 7

Symbol

Answer 7

A setting, object, or an event in a story that carries more than literal meaning and therefore represents something significant to understanding the meaning of a work of literature.

Question 8

Allegory

Answer 8

A literary work that portrays abstract ideas concretely; Characters in an allegory are frequently personifications of abstract ideas and are given names that refer to these ideas.

Question 9

Archetypes

Answer 9

A cultural symbol that has become universally understood and recognized.