Point of View Pre Test

The story's point of view is the prespective from which the story is told?

The point of view has a limited effect on the overall tone of the story and connection the reader develops.

The first person point of view uses the pronouns "I" and "we."

The first person point of view includes the narrators perspective, opinons, and bias while excluding others?

In first person POV, the main character may be the main character shairng the story from his or her own perspective?

In the first person, a narrator may be a secondary character describing something he witnessed.

In first person, the narrator may be retelling a story he/she did not witness adding his or her interpretations.

The second person POV is the least common beause it requires the narrator to address the reader as "you?"

The third person POV is the most popular because it offers the most flexibility.

Common words that indicate the third person POV are "He," "She," "They."

In the third person POV, the narrator is not a character in the story?

With a third person POV, the narrator tells only the objective and observable facts of the story? In other words, the narrator avoids elaborating on the thoughts and feelings of the characters or interjecting with any personal observations?

With a third person limited POV, the narrator has access to the thoughts and feelings of one specific character.

The third person limited POV allows for the following: (1) The writier to describe the main character from a distance, while also giving voice to his inner thoughts. (2) The narrator may be very close to the main character, to the point that it almost becomes difficult to distinguish the narrator from the character. (3) The narrator may maintain more of a distance.