Part II, Chapter 2: Point of View

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  1. point of view
    the perspective from which a story is told
    The term point of view refers to the speaker, narrator, persona, or voice created by authors to tell stories, make observations, present arguments, and express personal attitudes and judgments.
  2. speaker
    the narrative voice of a poem (as distinct from the poet)
    The term point of view refers to the speaker, narrator, persona, or voice created by authors to tell stories, make observations, present arguments, and express personal attitudes and judgments.
  3. narrator
    someone who tells a story
    The term point of view refers to the speaker, narrator, persona, or voice created by authors to tell stories, make observations, present arguments, and express personal attitudes and judgments.
  4. persona
    an actor's portrayal of someone in a play, film, etc...
    The term point of view refers to the speaker, narrator, persona, or voice created by authors to tell stories, make observations, present arguments, and express personal attitudes and judgments.
  5. voice
    a means by which something is expressed or communicated
    The term point of view refers to the speaker, narrator, persona, or voice created by authors to tell stories, make observations, present arguments, and express personal attitudes and judgments.
  6. first person
    narration from the point of view of the speaker or narrator
    If the voice of the work is an "I," the author is using the first-person point of view—the impersonation of a fictional narrator or speaker who may be named or unnamed.
  7. reliable
    able to be depended on; consistent or steady
    Most first-person speakers describing their own experiences are to be accepted as reliable and authoritative.
  8. unreliable
    not worthy of trust
    But sometimes first-person speakers are unreliable because they may have interests or limitations that lead them to mislead, distort, or even lie.
  9. second person
    narration from the point of view of the listener
    The second-person point of view, the least common of the points of view, and the most difficult for authors to manage, offers two major possibilities.
  10. third person
    narration from the point of view of those being described
    If events in the work are described in the third person (he, she, it, they), the author is using the third-person point of view.
  11. dramatic
    characteristic of a stage performance
    The most direct presentation of action and dialogue is the dramatic or objective point of view (also called third-person objective).
  12. objective
    belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
    The most direct presentation of action and dialogue is the dramatic or objective point of view (also called third-person objective).
  13. omniscient
    knowing, seeing, or understanding everything
    The third-person point of view is omniscient (all-knowing) when the speaker not only presents action and dialogue but also, at times, reports the thoughts and reactions of the characters.
  14. character
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
    The name given to the central figure on whom the third-person omniscient point of view is focused is the point-of-view character.
Created on Thu Jun 03 15:55:12 EDT 2021 (updated Mon Jun 21 09:21:37 EDT 2021)

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