Exploring Point of View

I can differentiate between first-person, third-person limited, and third-person omniscient points of view, using examples from texts.

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   In first person point of view, the narrator is a character in the story and uses words like I, me, and my.

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   Second person point of view is rare and speaks directly to the reader using the pronoun you, often sounding like it's giving directions.

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   In third person point of view, the narrator is outside the story and uses words like he, she, and they to refer to characters.

“Identify the point of view used in the following passage and explain how you know: 'Sarah walked down the street, lost in thought. She wondered if she had made the right decision. John watched her from across the street, knowing he should say hello, but fear held him back.'”

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