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Point of View - Third Person - Flocabulary

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Review techniques for identifying points of view with Flocabulary's educational rap song and lesson plan.

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"Consider the difference between the first and third person in poetry... It's like the difference between looking at a person and looking through their eyes."

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"View point must always serve as filter for the voice that is revealing the story."

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"The choice of point-of-view will largely determine all other choices with regards to style, diction, characteristic speed of sentences and so on.  What the writer must consider, obviously, is the extent to which point-of-view, and all that follows from it, comments on the characters, actions, and ideas."

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"The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape."

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"If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own."

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Below are quotes that relate to point of view and describe what it is like to look through each point of view!

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Definition of Point of View

Point of view is the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation. In literature, point of view is the mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers "hear" and "see" what takes place in a story, poem, or essay.

Point of view is a reflection of the opinion an individual from real life or fiction has. Examples of point of view belong to one of these three major kinds:

First person point of view involves the use of either of the two pronouns "I" or "we."

Second person point of view employs the pronoun "you."

"Sometimes you cannot clearly discern between anger and frustration."

Third person point of view uses pronouns like "he," "she," "it," "they," or a name.

" Stewart is a principled man. He acts by the book and never lets you deceive him easily."

Examples of Point of View in Literature

Example #1: Hamlet (By William Shakespeare)

Hamlet, the protagonist, explains the feeling of melancholy that afflicts him after his father's death:

" have of late, - but wherefore know not, - lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises; and indeed, it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory."

This is one of the best first-person point of view examples in literature. The use of first-person point of view gives us a glimpse into the real inner feelings of frustration of the character. The writer has utilized the first-person point of view to expose Hamlet 's feelings in a detailed way.

Example #2: Daffodils (By William Wordsworth)

" gazed - and gazed - but little thought
What wealth the show to had brought."

Notice how William Wordsworth uses the first-person point of view to express his subjective feelings about the scene of daffodils in his famous poem. The use of the pronoun "I" gives a special quality to the feelings expressed in these lines. The reader can see that the poet has employed first-person point of view to share with us his own personal emotions.

Example #3: The Sun also Rises (By Ernest Hemingway)

Ernest Hemingway, in The Sun also Rises, employs the first-person point of view which is peculiar to his style.

" could picture it. have a habit of imagining the conversations between my friends. went out to the Cafe Napolitain to have an aperitif and watch the evening crowd on the Boulevard."

The use of two first person pronouns, "I" and "we," gives these lines the quality of having a first person point of view. The reader can feel like he or she is hearing the dialogue directly from the characters.

Example #4: Bright Lights, Big City (By Jay Mclnemey)

" are not the kind of guy who would be at a place like this at this time of the morning. But here are, and cannot say that the terrain is entirely unfamiliar, although the details are fuzzy."

Here, the writer illustrates the use of second-person point of view with the use of the pronoun "you." This technique may be less common, but it has its own strength of hooking the reader right from the start.

Example #5: Pride and Prejudice (By Jane Austen)

"is just what a young man ought to be," said , "sensible, good humoured, lively; and I never saw such happy manners! - so much ease, with such perfect good breeding!"

These lines demonstrate a fine use of the third-person point of view. The excerpt shows the reader two different ways of using third person point of view. Jane Austen first presents two leading characters -Jane and Elizabeth - from the third-person point of view, and then shows us that the two characters are talking about Bingley from their own third-person point of view. This can be a good example of the use of dual third person point of view - first by the author, and then by the characters.

Function of Point of View

Point of view is an integral tool of description in the author's hands to portray personal emotions or characters' feelings about an experience or situation. Writers use a point of view to express effectively what they want to convey to their readers.

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Point of View - Examples and Definition of Point of View

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Point of view is the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation. In literature, point of view is the mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers "hear" and "see" what takes place in a story, poem, or essay.

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Click on the following links to see website that explain more about point of view and give specific examples!

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This poem shows third person limited point of view because even if the story is only about one main character, a narrator is telling the story rather than the main character. This is shown by using the pronouns he, him, and his.

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Book: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Author: Verna Aardema

This children's book is an example of third person omniscient point of view because it shows multiple points of views from multiple characters.

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Book: Thank You, Mr. Falker

Author: Patricia Polacco

This children's book is an example of third person limited point of view because it only shows Trisha's feelings and none of the others characters.

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Book: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Author: Judith Viorst

This children's book shows first person point of view because the there are multiple uses of "I", showing that the narrator and character are the same person.

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This is an example of second person point of view because the narrator is telling the story to the reader and shows that by using the pronouns you and your.

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Click below to see examples of point of view from children's book!

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Book: Twenty-Odd Ducks

Author: Lynne Truss

This children's book shows second person point of view because the narrator uses "you", which is addressing someone other than the narrator.

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This is an example of first person point of view because the narrator is the main character and is telling the story through their own eyes. This is shown by using pronouns like I, me and I'll.

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Click here to see the notes and key terms for this lesson!

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Click here to see textual evidence of point of view!

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Below are examples of point of view found in poems. Click to see!

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After reviewing the note sheet and textual evidence, write about the following prompts to practice what you have learned!