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Point of View Reference Sheet-Different From Perspective
Point of View Reference Sheet-Different From Perspective
Point of view refers to the vantage point from which the story is told. There are three
different possible points of view:
1. First-person point of view-A character in the story is telling the story. If you see the
words "I," "me," or "we," then the story is in the first-person point of view.
2. Second-person point of view-This is less common, but this point of view has the narrator
talking to the reader. If you see the word "you," then the story is told in the second-person
point of view.
3. Third-person point of view-This is when an external narrator is telling the story. A
third-person point of view can be limited-meaning the narrator "follows" one character and
we see everything that is happening near that character. Or, the third-person point of view
can be omniscient-we know what all characters in the story are doing and thinking.
Example of Second Person Point of View-Dr. Seuss' Oh, the Places You'll Go!
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any
direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go."