With first person narration,

the author creates intimacy with one character

Second person narrators

invites the audience to imagine we are in the story

Third person limited is different from first person

because s/he can tell us info the character doesn't know

Third person omniscient narrators

tell us everything about many characters

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POV Review

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Fiction Midterm Review

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1
POV? "We scrounged. Scrounge was probably the most important word in our new vocabulary."
third limited
second
first
third omniscient
2
With first person narration,
the reader learns information the character doesn't know
the author creates intimacy with one character
the reader learns information about many characters
the reader makes his or her own conclusions about the events
3
"They could find nothing to say. But they both knew something strange and wonderful happened."
third omniscienet
first
third limited
second
4
Second person narrators
invites the audience to imagine we are in the story
tells us information even the character doesn't know
are most likely unreliable
know everything about all characters
5
Leslie sat in front of Paul. Paul saw those pigtails and wanted to pull one and feel her hair.
second
first
third omniscient
third limited
6
POV? "Before practice, make sure you check the court & remove debris from the playing surface."
third omniscient
second
third limited
first
7
Sara was on her way to her office job. It was all paperwork, but it gave her time to daydream.
third omniscient
third limited
first
second
8
POV? "At dawn, Mae set out on her horse for the woods. At noon, Winnie lost her patience."
second
third omniscient
third limited
first
9
Third person limited is different from first person
because it creates intimacy with one character
because s/he can tell us info the character doesn't know
because we only know what the narrator knows
because s/he limits perception of events to one character
10
Third person omniscient narrators
tell us everything about many characters
evokes emotion from the reader
creates intimacy with one character
are similar to a movie camera

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