Question

List the 5 types of Point of View and tell HOW you can tell them apart.

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Answer 1

1. First Person Point Of View: First Person is used when the main character is telling the story. This is the kind that uses the I narrator.

2. Second Point of View: Second POV is generally only used in instructional writing. It is told from the perspective of you.

3. Third Person Limited: Limited means that the POV is limited to only one character.

4. Third Person Multiple: This type is still in the he/she/it category, but now the narrator can follow multiple characters in the story.

5. Third Person Omniscient: This POV still uses the he/she/it narration but now the narrator know EVERYTHING.