2. RL7 Point of View

3. 4 I can analyze a point of view which requires distinguishing double meaning with little information given. 3 I can analyze a point of view which requires distinguishing double meaning. 2 I can analyze a point of view which is directly stated and understand that there is a second meaning.

4. 1 accident, 5 points of view

6.  Point of view influences how we view the characters and events of a story  Characters aren’t always truthful  Characters sometimes have hidden meanings and agendas

7.  Who tells the story  Language used: First Second Third  Knowledge shared: Objective: narrator never shares anything about what the characters think or feel Limited: narrator shares inner thoughts and feelings of one character Omniscient: narrator knows everything about all characters

8.  Tricks to hide the true point of view: Understatement Irony Sarcasm

9.  a writer or speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it is: saying “This is a slight problem” when the entire building caves in from a bad storm

10.  the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.  an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected: marriage is an institution built on love, yet it often ends in hate  dramatic: audience knows what the characters do not

11. Ironic Ironic by Alanis Morissette

12.  A sharp, cutting, and/or mocking remark that uses irony: saying “You’re so intelligent” to someone who makes a mistake on something Big Bang Theory

13.  Find 3 examples of irony, sarcasm, or understatement in the play; for each: What is the double meaning? Why did Shakespeare include it? Consider what it tells us about characters or events.