Symbol, Allegory, and Point of View Flashcards
Second-person point of view
Narrative perspective that places the emphasis on the reader or audience
First-person point of view
Telling a story from the perspective using I or we
Third-person point of view
A way of telling a story from the perspective of an outside narrator who is not a character in the story.
Omniscient
Where the story tells everything
Limited Omniscient narrators
Third-person narrative voice that adheres to a single character to tell a story from their point of view.
Omniscient narrator
Narrator is all-knowing and has access to the thoughts and feelings of all characters in the story.
Symbols
Something used for or regarded as representing something else.
Allegory
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
Archetypes
Universal patterns of behavior that shape our personalities, stories, and cultures