Pronoun Hunt
POV vs Perspective
Spot the Shift
Plot & Motivation
Theme Connection
100

This point of view is used when a character is in the story, telling the events using pronouns like 'I', 'me' or 'we'

First-person point of view (POV)

100

While point of view is who tells the story, this term describes how a character feels, thinks, and acts.

What is perspective.

100

This term describes what happens when a story changes its narrative style as it moves from one section of the story to another.

What is a shift in POV.

100

Because Douglas is determined to get the sneakers, his perspective drives the plot forward by leading him to propose this creative plan to Mr. Sanderson.  

What is working off the cost by running errands.

100

What purpose does the Theme serve in a story?

What is the theme provides the message or lesson for the story.

200

This POV is used when the narrator is outside of the story and describes the characters using pronouns like 'he', 'she ', or 'they'.

Third-person POV

200

In ' The Sound of Summer Running', Douglas's perspective is that the sneakers are filled with 'magic', while his father's perspective is guided by ...

What is being practical/logical

200

A story begins with a third-person narrator describing a town's history, but then changes to a main character sharing their personal feelings. This is the POV the story shifted to.

What is First-Person POV.

200

There are two specific physical traits that motivated Sven to choose Claribel, making her a highly sensible choice for a secret space pet.

What are she was small and ate almost nothing.

200

The hummingbird’s behavior of visiting every flower but always returning to the red ones acts as a physical symbol for this universal theme.

What is eternal love.

300

In this less common POV, the narrator addresses the reader directly using the pronoun 'you'.

Second-person POV

300

In 'The Tale of the Hummingbird', the narrative POV used by the character who speaks lines such as "... high in the hills, there once lay a beautiful pool..."

What is 3rd person POV.

300

 The peaceful perspective of the young lovers standing close and smiling is abruptly shattered by the entrance of this character.

Who is Alida's father.

300

The crew was very thankful to Claribel because of this.

What is by her fainting, they figured out that the oxygen level was low on the space station.

300

The theme of nature siding with the lovers is shown when these two non-human entities actively speak and guide Taroo.

What is the moon and  the god Yukiyú. 

400

This is the overall POV in 'The Sound of Summer Running'.

Third-person POV (limited).

400

Although Sven's initial perspective was to treat Claribel as a zero-gravity scientific experiment, the entire crew's perspective quickly shifts to viewing her as this.

What is a beloved pet.

400

In the climax of 'The Sound of Summer Rumming', the narrator's focus shifts away from Douglas's eagerness to this character's internal feelings as he stands on the shop's carpet.

Who is Mr. Sanderson.

400

Douglas advances the plot of the shoe store scene by convincing Mr. Sanderson to do this physical action.

What is trying on the sneakers.

400

Why would an author choose to briefly shift the narration to a different POV?

What is to keep the story interesting.

500

Identify the narrative POV in this sentence: 'I could feel the cold concrete of the sidewalk right through my old winter shoes.'

First-person POV

500

Alida's perspective toward Taroo goes fron 'wary' to this emotional state.

What is trusting and loving.

500

Jock Duncan normally acts as the station's cook, but when examining the fainted Claribel, he must operate from this professional perspective.

What is a doctor.

500

Why would Alida cry out, "O Yukiyú, help me! Do what you will—but do not make me marry a man I do not love!"

What is she wants to avoid marrying the man her father chose for her.

500

In 'The Sound of Summer Running ',  the fading sound of Douglas's footsteps at the end of the story serves as a symbol for this theme.

What is the passage of time and the disappearance of youth.

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