e Point of View - the writer's feeling and attitude toward his subject; determines who tells the story; it identifies the narrator of the story (the form of narration also affects the story itself).

Classification (Point of View)

1. First Person - the writer uses the pronoun "I". He/she could be a participant or a character in his own work; the narrator may be the protagonist, an observer, a minor character, or the writer himself/ herself.

2. Third Person - the writer-narrator is a character in the story. He/she

narrates the based on what he observed/his opinion. On the other hand, a limited third person is an outsider/observer who is not part of the story.

3. Omniscient - the writer-narrator sees all; he can see into the minds of characters and even report everyone's innermost thoughts.

Name

Characteristics

Pronouns

First Person

Speaker part of the story. can observe characters, but reveals things and reactions only of self

I. me, mine, we, us, our (s)

Third Person

Limited Third Person

Story told only as one character can observe Narrator part of the story. cannot read any character's mind

He, him, his, she, her(s). they, them, theirs

He, him, his she, her (s)

they, them, theirs

Omniscient

Narrator/ author knows all and sees all

He. him, his, she, her (s), they, them, theirs​