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OpenStudy (anonymous):

will medal and fan if not fanned!!!!!!! i know theis is easy but can u guys mention: List the 5 types of Point of View and tell HOW you can tell them apart

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

First Person Point Of View: First person is used when the main character is telling the story. This is the kind that uses the "I" narrator. As a reader, you can only experience the story through this person's eyes. So you won't know anything about the people or events that this character hasn't personally experienced. First Person Peripheral: This is when the narrator is a supporting character in the story, not the main character. It still uses the "I" narrator but since the narrator is not the protagonist, there are events and scenes that will happen to the protagonist that the narrator will not have access to. Second Person Point Of View: Second person point of view is generally only used in instructional writing. It is told from the perspective of "you". Third Person Point Of View: Third person POV is used when your narrator is not a character in the story. Third person uses the "he/she/it" narrator and it is the most commonly used POV in writing. There are 3 main types of Third Person POV: Third Person Limited: Limited means that the POV is limited to only one character. Which means that the narrator only knows what that character knows. With third person limited you can choose to view the action from right inside the character's head, or from further away, where the narrator has more access to information outside the protagonist's viewpoint. Third Person Multiple: This type is still in the "he/she/it" category, but now the narrator can follow multiple characters in the story. The challenge is making sure that the reader knows when you are switching from one character to another. Make the switch obvious with chapter or section breaks. Third Person Omniscient: This point of view still uses the "he/she/it" narration but now the narrator knows EVERYTHING. The narrator isn't limited by what one character knows, sort of like the narrator is God. The narrator can know things that others don't, can make comments about what's happening, and can see inside the minds of other characters.

OpenStudy (tanya123):

1. First Person Point of View - the one telling the story is involve in the story or a character in the story. It means the author itself is a character. 2. Third Person Point of View - the one telling the story is only a witness of the story. The persona is not involve in the story. 3. Omniscient Point of View - the reader knows everything about the story. Everything is revealed to the reader except to the characters. 4. Limited Omniscient Point of View - the reader does not know everything. There are hidden parts of the story that the reader don't know. Not everything is not revealed to the reader.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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