Symbol, Allegory, and point of view

Question 1

Second-person point of view

Answer 1

Though rare, some stories are told using second-person pronouns (you). This cast the reader as a character in the story.

Question 2

First-person point of view

Answer 2

Told by a narrator who is a character in the story and who refers to him- or herself as “I”.

Question 3

Third-person point of view

Answer 3

A narrator using pronouns he, she, and them.

Question 4

Limited omniscient narrators

Answer 4

Told by a narrator who relates the action using third-person pronouns (he, she, it). The narrator is usually privy to the thoughts and actions of only one character.

Question 5

Omniscient narrator

Answer 5

Told by a narrator using third-person pronouns. This narrator is privy to the thoughts and actions of all the characters in the story.

Question 6

Symbols

Answer 6

A setting, an 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 7

Allegory

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Archetypes

Answer 8

A cultural symbol that has become universally understood and recognized.