omniscient point of view

1. Point of View
Omniscient Point of View
In the omniscient point of view, the narrator
knows all and is above the action, looking down on
it.
“Tonight’s Most Valuable
Player is . . . Didi Blake!”
Didi could hardly believe it!
Her coach and teammates
were not surprised, though.
They knew how hard she had
worked.
Didi would be even more
excited if she knew what was
in store for her the following
week.

2. In the omniscient point of view, the narrator:
*is not a character in the story
*can tell us the thoughts and feelings
of all the characters in the story
*can tell us the past, present, and future, and what is
happening in other places

3. Point of View
Third-Person-Limited Point of View
In the third-person-limited point of view, the narrator reveals the thoughts
and feelings of just one character.
In the third-person-limited point of view, the narrator :
-focuses on the thoughts and feelings of one character—usually the
main character
-is not a character in the story
-uses third-person pronouns such as he, him, she, hers, it, and they

4. Example: Rowdy loves his afternoon runs with Jamie,
but he can’t wait to be set free from his leash! Rowdy
knows they’re headed for the park where all of his
buddies will be. “Maybe this time I’ll take that dumb
bulldog’s tennis ball away from him,” he hopes.
NOTICE YOU ONLY KNOW ROWDY’S
THOUGHTS!
NOW DO THE PRACTICE EXERCISE!