The document discusses four points of view (POV) used in writing: first person, third person limited, omniscient, and objective/dramatic. It notes the clues for each POV, including pronoun use and what can or cannot be revealed about characters' thoughts, feelings, and events. The different POVs are then demonstrated through short examples that show how the narrative perspective and information presented varies based on the POV used.

1. Vocabulary Section Notes: P.O.V.
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2.  First Person
 Clues
 “I,” “me,” “we”
 Reader cannot directly know what is happening
anywhere else or what is going on in anyone else’s
mind except the narrator’s

3.  Third Person Limited
 Clues:
 “He/She,” “They/Them,” “Jon/Jane”
 Narrator reports the actions and words of all
characters but will reveal the thoughts and feelings of
only ONE focal character

4.  Omniscient
 Clues:
 “He/She,” “They/Them,” “Jon/Jane”
 Narrator reports the actions, words, thoughts and
feelings of all characters

5.  Objective/Dramatic
 Clues:
 “He/She,” “They/Them,” “Jon/Jane”
 Narrator reports the actions and words of all
characters but will not reveal the thoughts or feelings
of any characters

6.  What is—and is not—revealed about
characters and events through the point of
view used?
 Events?
 Charactertraits?
 Unanswered Questions?

8.  I walked into the room and
saw a man sitting in a chair.

9.  She walked into the room
and saw a man sitting in a
chair. She wondered what he
was doing there.

10.  She walked into the room
and saw a man sitting in a
chair. She wondered what he
was doing there. Little did
she know, the man was
thinking the same thing
about her.

11.  She walked into the room
that the man was sitting in.
The man looked up and
squinted his eyes at her. The
girl stared back.