SlideShare a Scribd company logo
Narrative Perspective 
Author’s Point of View
Dialogue and Narration 
• Dialogue = when characters speak. 
• Narration = when the narrator speaks. 
• “Quotation marks” separate narration 
from dialogue. 
Example 
“Help” my cousin Jack said. 
1 2
Identifying Narrative Perspective 
It's about the narrator (who tells the story) 
We're not looking at dialogue. 
We don't care what characters say. 
Only the narrator's voice matters.
Pronoun Case 
We are trying to figure out the narrator's 
view point on the story. 
Perspectives and Signal Words 
First-Person I, me, my, mine, we, us, 
ours, 
Second-Person you, your 
Third-Person he, she, her, they, them 
(also character's names)
Secret 
“I am in the room” 
I = 1st Person 
“You come in the room.” 
You = 2nd Person 
“Then he or she came in the room.” 
He or She = 3rd Person
First-Person 
Narrator is a part of the story (character). 
Often uses I or we. 
Example 
I went home. Tim came over. I couldn't play.
Second-Person 
Usually for instructions 
Uses “You”; from “your” perspective. 
Examples 
First, gather your materials. Add 1 cup sugar 
to flour.
Third-Person 
• Narrator usually isn’t involved. 
• Tells other's stories. 
• Lots of “He,” “She,” & character names. 
Three Types of Third-Person Narration 
Does the narrator tell… 
Thoughts and Feelings of Characters?
Third-Person Omniscient 
Narrator is all knowing. 
Narrator tells thoughts and feelings of 
more than one character. 
Omni = All Scient = Knowing 
Example 
Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. 
Shay knew Tim would be mad, but she 
wanted to live her life.
Third-Person Limited 
Narrator is limited to one character. 
Tells thoughts & feelings of one character 
Example 
Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. 
Shay just left without saying anything. 
She left a note and then left him.
Third-Person Objective 
Narrator does not reveal any character’s 
thoughts or feelings. 
Only character’s dialogue and actions 
are narrated. 
Example 
Tim slammed the door. He walked 
upstairs & read a note from Shay. He 
kicked her trash can & started crying.
Tips on Identifying 
• Check 1st or 2nd-person before worrying 
about objective, limited, or omniscient. 
• Ask, “Who’s story is the narrator telling: 
his, mine, or someone else’s?” 
• Focus on narration not dialogue.
Practice 
1. Read the following passages. 
2. Determine the narrator’s perspective. 
3. Write down your answer.
1 
When I was four months old, my 
mother died suddenly and my father was 
left to look after me all by himself… I had 
no brothers or sisters. So through 
boyhood, from the age of four months 
onward, there was just us two, my father 
and me. We lived in an old gypsy caravan 
behind a filling station”
2 
The huge man dropped his blankets and 
flung himself down and drank from the surface 
of the green pool. The small man stepped 
behind him. "Lennie!" he said sharply. 
"Lennie, for God" sakes don’t drink so much." 
Lennie continued to snort into the pool. The 
small man leaned over and shook him by the 
shoulder. "Lennie you gonna be sick like you 
was last night." Lennie dipped his whole head 
under, hat and all… "Tha’s good," he said. 
"You drink some, George." He smiled happily
3 
Foresight in Relationships 
The previous night, make your plans for 
the next day and write them down… If you 
attend an exclusive Samurai’s party and feel 
timid, you cannot do your part in making it a 
successful party. You had first better 
prepare by convincing yourself that you will 
have a grand time. And you should feel 
grateful for the invitation.
4 
Harold Davis took a deep breath and 
slowly started to peel the gauze from the 
wound on his grandmother’s leg. “Hold on, 
Grandma. I’m almost done,” He said quietly. 
“Don’t worry, baby. It doesn’t hurt too much,” 
she quietly replied. “Just take your time.” 
Harold glanced up at his grandmother lying 
on the couch. He could tell she was in pain 
from the way she gripped the cushions, but 
still she managed to smile back at him.
5 
They were standing under a tree, each 
with an arm round the other's neck, and 
Alice knew which was which in a moment, 
because one of them had "DUM" 
embroidered on his collar, and the other 
"DEE." "I suppose they've each got 
"TWEEDLE" round at the back of the collar," 
she said to herself. They stood so still that 
she quite forgot they were alive, and she 
was just looking round to see if the word 
"TWEEDLE" was written at the back of each 
collar, when she was startled by a voice 
coming from the one marked "DUM."
Answers 
1. First-Person 
2. Third-Person Objective 
3. Second-Person 
4. Third-Person Limited 
5. Third-Person Limited

More Related Content

What's hot

Prepositions and prepositional phrases
Prepositions and prepositional phrasesPrepositions and prepositional phrases
Prepositions and prepositional phrases
Saint John Westminster
 
Contractions ppt
Contractions pptContractions ppt
Contractions ppt
NeilfieOrit2
 
Point of View
Point of ViewPoint of View
Point of View
tfinger
 
"Show, Don't Tell"
"Show, Don't Tell""Show, Don't Tell"
"Show, Don't Tell"
Sam Georgi
 
Participial phrases
Participial phrasesParticipial phrases
Participial phrases
tiffytalia
 
Hyperbole
HyperboleHyperbole
Hyperbole
gherm6
 
Puns
PunsPuns
Finding the theme of a text
Finding the theme of a textFinding the theme of a text
Finding the theme of a text
Emily Kissner
 
Main and helping verbs lesson
Main and helping verbs lessonMain and helping verbs lesson
Main and helping verbs lesson
angiearriolac
 
Denotation and Conotation
Denotation and ConotationDenotation and Conotation
Denotation and Conotation
RubyRose Baldovino
 
Story settings
Story settingsStory settings
Story settings
ynnaj
 
Figurative Language
Figurative LanguageFigurative Language
Figurative Language
Je Prudence
 
Fables
FablesFables
Adjectival clause
Adjectival clauseAdjectival clause
Adjectival clause
Ms. Irene Delarmino
 
Contraction
Contraction Contraction
Contraction
theblessedsg
 
Subordinating conjunction
Subordinating conjunctionSubordinating conjunction
Subordinating conjunction
Nitin Chhaperwal
 
GERUND AND GERUND PHRASES
GERUND AND GERUND PHRASES GERUND AND GERUND PHRASES
GERUND AND GERUND PHRASES
agentyellow26
 
Analyze Character
Analyze CharacterAnalyze Character
Analyze Character
Prof S
 
Onomatopoeia
OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia
poetryisalive
 
Idiomatic expressions
Idiomatic expressionsIdiomatic expressions
Idiomatic expressions
teacherjenn17
 

What's hot (20)

Prepositions and prepositional phrases
Prepositions and prepositional phrasesPrepositions and prepositional phrases
Prepositions and prepositional phrases
 
Contractions ppt
Contractions pptContractions ppt
Contractions ppt
 
Point of View
Point of ViewPoint of View
Point of View
 
"Show, Don't Tell"
"Show, Don't Tell""Show, Don't Tell"
"Show, Don't Tell"
 
Participial phrases
Participial phrasesParticipial phrases
Participial phrases
 
Hyperbole
HyperboleHyperbole
Hyperbole
 
Puns
PunsPuns
Puns
 
Finding the theme of a text
Finding the theme of a textFinding the theme of a text
Finding the theme of a text
 
Main and helping verbs lesson
Main and helping verbs lessonMain and helping verbs lesson
Main and helping verbs lesson
 
Denotation and Conotation
Denotation and ConotationDenotation and Conotation
Denotation and Conotation
 
Story settings
Story settingsStory settings
Story settings
 
Figurative Language
Figurative LanguageFigurative Language
Figurative Language
 
Fables
FablesFables
Fables
 
Adjectival clause
Adjectival clauseAdjectival clause
Adjectival clause
 
Contraction
Contraction Contraction
Contraction
 
Subordinating conjunction
Subordinating conjunctionSubordinating conjunction
Subordinating conjunction
 
GERUND AND GERUND PHRASES
GERUND AND GERUND PHRASES GERUND AND GERUND PHRASES
GERUND AND GERUND PHRASES
 
Analyze Character
Analyze CharacterAnalyze Character
Analyze Character
 
Onomatopoeia
OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia
 
Idiomatic expressions
Idiomatic expressionsIdiomatic expressions
Idiomatic expressions
 

Viewers also liked

Thesis statements
Thesis statementsThesis statements
Thesis statements
jciaramella
 
Point of view powerpoint
Point of view powerpointPoint of view powerpoint
Point of view powerpoint
Argyll LearnNet
 
Point of view and perspective
Point of view and perspectivePoint of view and perspective
Point of view and perspective
bmiller7210
 
Point of View and Theme in literary work
Point of View and Theme in literary workPoint of View and Theme in literary work
Point of View and Theme in literary work
Alfa Junior
 
Pronouns Notes (nb p 37)
Pronouns Notes (nb p  37)Pronouns Notes (nb p  37)
Pronouns Notes (nb p 37)
Missy Colhour
 
Your User is a Hero: Applying Joseph Campbell’s “Monomyth” to User Experience...
Your User is a Hero: Applying Joseph Campbell’s “Monomyth” to User Experience...Your User is a Hero: Applying Joseph Campbell’s “Monomyth” to User Experience...
Your User is a Hero: Applying Joseph Campbell’s “Monomyth” to User Experience...
Matt Edwards
 
Point Of View
Point Of ViewPoint Of View
Point Of View
Barbara Yardley
 
Fiction Or Nonfiction And Point Of View
Fiction Or Nonfiction And Point Of ViewFiction Or Nonfiction And Point Of View
Fiction Or Nonfiction And Point Of View
slenerbell
 
Authors purpose powerpoint - edmodo copy with audio
Authors purpose powerpoint - edmodo copy with audioAuthors purpose powerpoint - edmodo copy with audio
Authors purpose powerpoint - edmodo copy with audio
Robin Le Roy-Kyle
 
Point Of View In A Short Story Powerpoint
Point Of View In A Short Story PowerpointPoint Of View In A Short Story Powerpoint
Point Of View In A Short Story Powerpoint
es99.trish.turner
 

Viewers also liked (10)

Thesis statements
Thesis statementsThesis statements
Thesis statements
 
Point of view powerpoint
Point of view powerpointPoint of view powerpoint
Point of view powerpoint
 
Point of view and perspective
Point of view and perspectivePoint of view and perspective
Point of view and perspective
 
Point of View and Theme in literary work
Point of View and Theme in literary workPoint of View and Theme in literary work
Point of View and Theme in literary work
 
Pronouns Notes (nb p 37)
Pronouns Notes (nb p  37)Pronouns Notes (nb p  37)
Pronouns Notes (nb p 37)
 
Your User is a Hero: Applying Joseph Campbell’s “Monomyth” to User Experience...
Your User is a Hero: Applying Joseph Campbell’s “Monomyth” to User Experience...Your User is a Hero: Applying Joseph Campbell’s “Monomyth” to User Experience...
Your User is a Hero: Applying Joseph Campbell’s “Monomyth” to User Experience...
 
Point Of View
Point Of ViewPoint Of View
Point Of View
 
Fiction Or Nonfiction And Point Of View
Fiction Or Nonfiction And Point Of ViewFiction Or Nonfiction And Point Of View
Fiction Or Nonfiction And Point Of View
 
Authors purpose powerpoint - edmodo copy with audio
Authors purpose powerpoint - edmodo copy with audioAuthors purpose powerpoint - edmodo copy with audio
Authors purpose powerpoint - edmodo copy with audio
 
Point Of View In A Short Story Powerpoint
Point Of View In A Short Story PowerpointPoint Of View In A Short Story Powerpoint
Point Of View In A Short Story Powerpoint
 

Similar to Point of-view ppt

Point of-view
Point of-viewPoint of-view
Point of-view
thatlibrary
 
Point of-view
Point of-viewPoint of-view
Point of-view
cuteface600
 
point-of-view.ppt
point-of-view.pptpoint-of-view.ppt
point-of-view.ppt
GerfelChan2
 
Author's Point of View in English Literature
Author's Point of View in English LiteratureAuthor's Point of View in English Literature
Author's Point of View in English Literature
fman8678
 
Point of View
Point of ViewPoint of View
Point of View
sgslanguagearts2015
 
POV PowerPoint
POV PowerPointPOV PowerPoint
POV PowerPoint
acushatt
 
Point of view Grade 5
Point of  view Grade 5Point of  view Grade 5
Point of view Grade 5
dean dundas
 
pointofviewkazobjective-190730162312.pdf
pointofviewkazobjective-190730162312.pdfpointofviewkazobjective-190730162312.pdf
pointofviewkazobjective-190730162312.pdf
sarahaxon2
 
Ewrt 30 class 10 for sub
Ewrt 30 class 10 for subEwrt 30 class 10 for sub
Ewrt 30 class 10 for sub
kimpalmore
 
Ewrt 30 class 10 for sub
Ewrt 30 class 10 for subEwrt 30 class 10 for sub
Ewrt 30 class 10 for sub
kimpalmore
 
Short Story Unit Literary Terms & Definitions
Short Story Unit Literary Terms & DefinitionsShort Story Unit Literary Terms & Definitions
Short Story Unit Literary Terms & Definitions
Carmel High School; Carmel, Indiana
 
Author’s point of view
Author’s point of view Author’s point of view
Author’s point of view
Alex Noudelman
 
Narrative Point of View
Narrative Point of ViewNarrative Point of View
Narrative Point of View
Khaled AbuZaid
 
Point of View and Wordless Book - Unit 12.3
Point of View and Wordless Book - Unit 12.3Point of View and Wordless Book - Unit 12.3
Point of View and Wordless Book - Unit 12.3
Efraín Suárez-Arce, M.Ed
 
Cw Chat 9
Cw Chat 9Cw Chat 9
Cw Chat 9
sharrigan
 
Cw Chat 9
Cw Chat 9Cw Chat 9
Cw Chat 9
sharrigan
 
Writing Narratives
Writing NarrativesWriting Narratives
Writing Narratives
mungo13
 
Reflective writing sg
Reflective writing sgReflective writing sg
Reflective writing sg
Miss Hiorns
 
Developing suspense!
Developing suspense!Developing suspense!
Developing suspense!
Youssra Malak
 
Point of View Notes and Practice (In-Depth)
Point of View Notes and Practice (In-Depth)Point of View Notes and Practice (In-Depth)
Point of View Notes and Practice (In-Depth)
Andy Lombardo
 

Similar to Point of-view ppt (20)

Point of-view
Point of-viewPoint of-view
Point of-view
 
Point of-view
Point of-viewPoint of-view
Point of-view
 
point-of-view.ppt
point-of-view.pptpoint-of-view.ppt
point-of-view.ppt
 
Author's Point of View in English Literature
Author's Point of View in English LiteratureAuthor's Point of View in English Literature
Author's Point of View in English Literature
 
Point of View
Point of ViewPoint of View
Point of View
 
POV PowerPoint
POV PowerPointPOV PowerPoint
POV PowerPoint
 
Point of view Grade 5
Point of  view Grade 5Point of  view Grade 5
Point of view Grade 5
 
pointofviewkazobjective-190730162312.pdf
pointofviewkazobjective-190730162312.pdfpointofviewkazobjective-190730162312.pdf
pointofviewkazobjective-190730162312.pdf
 
Ewrt 30 class 10 for sub
Ewrt 30 class 10 for subEwrt 30 class 10 for sub
Ewrt 30 class 10 for sub
 
Ewrt 30 class 10 for sub
Ewrt 30 class 10 for subEwrt 30 class 10 for sub
Ewrt 30 class 10 for sub
 
Short Story Unit Literary Terms & Definitions
Short Story Unit Literary Terms & DefinitionsShort Story Unit Literary Terms & Definitions
Short Story Unit Literary Terms & Definitions
 
Author’s point of view
Author’s point of view Author’s point of view
Author’s point of view
 
Narrative Point of View
Narrative Point of ViewNarrative Point of View
Narrative Point of View
 
Point of View and Wordless Book - Unit 12.3
Point of View and Wordless Book - Unit 12.3Point of View and Wordless Book - Unit 12.3
Point of View and Wordless Book - Unit 12.3
 
Cw Chat 9
Cw Chat 9Cw Chat 9
Cw Chat 9
 
Cw Chat 9
Cw Chat 9Cw Chat 9
Cw Chat 9
 
Writing Narratives
Writing NarrativesWriting Narratives
Writing Narratives
 
Reflective writing sg
Reflective writing sgReflective writing sg
Reflective writing sg
 
Developing suspense!
Developing suspense!Developing suspense!
Developing suspense!
 
Point of View Notes and Practice (In-Depth)
Point of View Notes and Practice (In-Depth)Point of View Notes and Practice (In-Depth)
Point of View Notes and Practice (In-Depth)
 

Point of-view ppt

  • 2. Dialogue and Narration • Dialogue = when characters speak. • Narration = when the narrator speaks. • “Quotation marks” separate narration from dialogue. Example “Help” my cousin Jack said. 1 2
  • 3. Identifying Narrative Perspective It's about the narrator (who tells the story) We're not looking at dialogue. We don't care what characters say. Only the narrator's voice matters.
  • 4. Pronoun Case We are trying to figure out the narrator's view point on the story. Perspectives and Signal Words First-Person I, me, my, mine, we, us, ours, Second-Person you, your Third-Person he, she, her, they, them (also character's names)
  • 5. Secret “I am in the room” I = 1st Person “You come in the room.” You = 2nd Person “Then he or she came in the room.” He or She = 3rd Person
  • 6. First-Person Narrator is a part of the story (character). Often uses I or we. Example I went home. Tim came over. I couldn't play.
  • 7. Second-Person Usually for instructions Uses “You”; from “your” perspective. Examples First, gather your materials. Add 1 cup sugar to flour.
  • 8. Third-Person • Narrator usually isn’t involved. • Tells other's stories. • Lots of “He,” “She,” & character names. Three Types of Third-Person Narration Does the narrator tell… Thoughts and Feelings of Characters?
  • 9. Third-Person Omniscient Narrator is all knowing. Narrator tells thoughts and feelings of more than one character. Omni = All Scient = Knowing Example Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay knew Tim would be mad, but she wanted to live her life.
  • 10. Third-Person Limited Narrator is limited to one character. Tells thoughts & feelings of one character Example Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay just left without saying anything. She left a note and then left him.
  • 11. Third-Person Objective Narrator does not reveal any character’s thoughts or feelings. Only character’s dialogue and actions are narrated. Example Tim slammed the door. He walked upstairs & read a note from Shay. He kicked her trash can & started crying.
  • 12. Tips on Identifying • Check 1st or 2nd-person before worrying about objective, limited, or omniscient. • Ask, “Who’s story is the narrator telling: his, mine, or someone else’s?” • Focus on narration not dialogue.
  • 13. Practice 1. Read the following passages. 2. Determine the narrator’s perspective. 3. Write down your answer.
  • 14. 1 When I was four months old, my mother died suddenly and my father was left to look after me all by himself… I had no brothers or sisters. So through boyhood, from the age of four months onward, there was just us two, my father and me. We lived in an old gypsy caravan behind a filling station”
  • 15. 2 The huge man dropped his blankets and flung himself down and drank from the surface of the green pool. The small man stepped behind him. "Lennie!" he said sharply. "Lennie, for God" sakes don’t drink so much." Lennie continued to snort into the pool. The small man leaned over and shook him by the shoulder. "Lennie you gonna be sick like you was last night." Lennie dipped his whole head under, hat and all… "Tha’s good," he said. "You drink some, George." He smiled happily
  • 16. 3 Foresight in Relationships The previous night, make your plans for the next day and write them down… If you attend an exclusive Samurai’s party and feel timid, you cannot do your part in making it a successful party. You had first better prepare by convincing yourself that you will have a grand time. And you should feel grateful for the invitation.
  • 17. 4 Harold Davis took a deep breath and slowly started to peel the gauze from the wound on his grandmother’s leg. “Hold on, Grandma. I’m almost done,” He said quietly. “Don’t worry, baby. It doesn’t hurt too much,” she quietly replied. “Just take your time.” Harold glanced up at his grandmother lying on the couch. He could tell she was in pain from the way she gripped the cushions, but still she managed to smile back at him.
  • 18. 5 They were standing under a tree, each with an arm round the other's neck, and Alice knew which was which in a moment, because one of them had "DUM" embroidered on his collar, and the other "DEE." "I suppose they've each got "TWEEDLE" round at the back of the collar," she said to herself. They stood so still that she quite forgot they were alive, and she was just looking round to see if the word "TWEEDLE" was written at the back of each collar, when she was startled by a voice coming from the one marked "DUM."
  • 19. Answers 1. First-Person 2. Third-Person Objective 3. Second-Person 4. Third-Person Limited 5. Third-Person Limited