A writer who is trying to help the reader get an outside perspective on all of the characters in his or her story, while at the same time allowing the reader to learn details that are not obvious to the characters themselves, should use _____ point of view.

A. third person omniscient
B. second person
C. first person
D. third person limited

Question

A writer who is trying to help the reader get an outside perspective on all of the characters in his or her story, while at the same time allowing the reader to learn details that are not obvious to the characters themselves, should use _____ point of view.

A.	third person omniscient
 		B.	second person
 		C.	first person
 		D.	third person limited

seb.cal · Answer

Key Words: "...outside perspective", "...all the characters", and "...details that are not obvious to the characters."

Now, look at your answer choices.
All of your answers choices involve a certain perspective (1st person, 3rd person, or 2nd person). Let's start off with the basics:
- 1st person: When the narrator is the character hims/herself.
- 2nd person: A person that is somewhat removed from the story (when the narrator uses "he" "she" "they" but never "I."
3rd person: A totally removed narrator that is not involved in the story what-so-ever (they are kind of like a god in that sense. They see everything that has, will, and can happen).

Knowing that, which answers could you narrow it down to?

nikkirb · Answer

there is 2 different 3rd person answers i know its not b or c.

seb.cal · Answer

Okay, so that leaves A or D. both have 3rd person options, so that just leaves the word that comes after each option.

Omniscient = Knowing everything.
Limited = When the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character.

Knowing this, which is the correct answer?

nikkirb · Answer

omniscient

seb.cal · Answer

Correct :)