1. POV
Point of View

2. First-Person Point of View: A first-person point of view
means that one of the characters is telling the story.
First-person pronouns such as I, me, and my are used
in narration.
*Advantage: The thoughts and feelings of the character
telling the story can clearly be seen.
*Disadvantage: Since the story is told through one
person’s eyes, it is difficult to know the feelings and
emotions of other characters, unless they are stated in
dialogue.

3. Example One: My head started to swim as I thought of the
possibility that my friend might be the thief. “Why would
you do it?” I asked, my voice cracking.
Example Two: As I was walking down the street, I stopped
dead in my tracks. There in front of me was a twenty-dollar
bill lying on the ground. I looked around to see if I could
spot the person who had dropped the bill. No one was
around. I bent and picked-up the bill. “What should I do?”
I said aloud.

4. Third-Person Point of View: Story is told by an outside
observer or character who is not involved in the story.
Third-person pronouns such as him, he, she, and her
are used in narration.
First-person pronouns are only used in direct quotations.
*Advantage – The writer can include different viewpoints
and often seems to know everything about the characters,
setting, and plot.
*Disadvantage – Your narrator cannot be one of the
characters.

5. Example One: The doctor’s head started to swim as he
thought of the possibility that his friend might be the thief.
“Why would you do it?” he asked, his voice cracking.
Example Two: As Jim was walking down the street, he
stopped dead in his tracks. There in front of him was
a twenty-dollar bill lying on the ground. Jim looked around
to see if he could spot the person who had dropped the bill.
No one was around. He bent and picked-up the bill.
“What should I do,” he said aloud.

6. Definition: A method of storytelling in which the narrator knows
the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story,
as opposed to third person limited, which adheres closely to one
character's perspective.
Examples:
In Anna Karenina, which is written in the third person omniscient,
the story is told by an all-knowing narrator, allowing us to see the
world through the eyes of many characters, not just Anna's.

7. Note
Third person omniscient uses pronouns such as he, she, it, or
the name of the character. The narrator is an outsider looking in
Who does not participate in the action of the story. The narrator
knows all, sees all, and reports all. They know the thoughts and
emotions of the characters.
Third person limited is the same as omniscient except the narrator
only knows the thoughts and emotions of one, sometimes two,
characters. The narrator is limited, hence the name.