The document discusses different types of narrators in literature, including first person narrated by a character in the story, second person addressing the reader as "you", third person omniscient where the narrator knows all about the characters, and third person limited where the narrator only follows one character's point of view. It then provides examples of different passages and identifies the point of view for each.

2.  the identity of the narrator
 First-person is narrated by a character in the story
or a direct observer. (“I” pronouns)
 Second person addresses the reader as “you,”
hoping to make you identify with the narrator. (not
very common in literature; can also include “I”
pronouns)
 Third-person Omniscient a narrator outside the story
who knows all about all the characters. (only “he,”
“she,” “it” pronouns)
 Third-person Limited a narrator outside the story
who only follows the point of view of one particular
character. (only “he,” “she,” “it” pronouns)

3. Which point of view are each of the following?
1. Janie's insult cut like a knife in my heart.
2. Janie's insult cut like a knife in Steve’s heart.
3. You know how insults can cut like a knife?
4. Janie's insult cut like a knife in Steve’s heart,
froze her teacher in shock, and made the entire
class stand still.

4. Which point of view are each of the following?
1. Janie's insult cut like a knife in my heart.
1ST PERSON
2. Janie's insult cut like a knife in Steve’s heart.
3RD PERSON LIMITED
3. You know how insults can cut like a knife?
2ND PERSON
4. Janie's insult cut like a knife in Steve’s heart,
froze her teacher in shock, and made the entire
class stand still.
3RD PERSON OMNISCIENT

5. Voice is the author's style, the quality
that makes his or her writing unique,
and which conveys the author's
attitude, personality, and character.
or
Voice is the characteristic speech and
thought patterns of a first-person
narrator; a persona. Because voice has
such an impact on the reader's
experience of the text, it is one of the
most important elements of a piece of
writing.

6.  Writing from the heart will help!
 Emotions/feelings
 Values
 Beliefs
 Important people and events
 Crucial issues
 Things that matter to the writer

7. Some words that authors use to describe characters
DIRECTLY are:
bossy helpful scared
brave honest happy
careful kind neat
friendly proud mean
hard-working shy nice
funny wise angry

8. Example:
Jim helped his father in the shop. He put
tools in the cabinet. He didn’t drop any tools. Mrs.
Carter left her purse at the shop. Jim followed her
outside to give her the purse.
What words would you use to tell about Jim?

9.  Use of words to create a sensory experience
 Uses the five senses
 Example:
 Thanksgiving dinner was a “combination of animated
discussion, dry-as-a-bone turkey, and the scent of
sugary pumpkin pie.”

10.  Usually a material object that represents
something else (usually immaterial)
 Actually exists in the text, usually more than
once, instead of as a comparison
 Common symbols:
 Rose
 Flag
 Storm

11.  “All this last day Frodo had not spoken,
but had walked half-bowed, often
stumbling, as if his eyes no longer saw
the way before his feet. Sam guessed
that among all their pains he bore the
worst, the growing weight of the Ring,
a burden on the body and a torment to
his mind.” -J.R.R. Tolkien

12. a universal message or truth about life
Yo u
get
w ha t
yo u
g iv e

13. Sometimes stated directly
In The Beatles’ song,
“Can’t Buy Me Love,”
the title states
the theme of the piece:
One cannot buy someone’s love.

14. The following literary works all
express the same theme:
You shouldn’t judge a book by
More often implied it’s cover.
 Through metaphor “Beauty and the Beast”
 Through simile
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
 Through personification
To Kill a Mockingbird
 Through imagery
 Through tone of voice “The Ugly Duckling”
 Through symbols