POINT OF VIEW

Ms. Hunt
4th Grade Class
 WHAT IS POINT OF VIEW?

The position of the narrator in

relation to the story, as indicated by
the narrator's outlook from which the
events are depicted and by the
attitude toward the characters.
 THE FOUR KINDS OF POINT OF VIEW

First Person
Second Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
 FIRST PERSON
When we talk about ourselves, our
opinions, and the things that happen
to us, we generally speak in the first
person.

Key Words- I, Me, Us, We

 SECOND PERSON
The second-person point of view
belongs to the person (or people)
being addressed.

Key Words- you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves.

 Second Person
Point of View

Omniscient Limited

Narrator knows the

Limited to a SINGLE thoughts and
characters feelings of EVERY
perspective character in the
story
QUESTIONS?????
 SOURCES-

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/point-of-view
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2012/11/third-person-omniscient-vs-third-
person.html
https://literarydevices.net/point-of-view/