Define Me!
You can recognize this point of view with the pronouns he, she, and it.
Third Person Point of View
When an author uses language that appeals to the five senses
Imagery
A sequence of events that make up a story
Plot
This narrator is all-knowing, and knows all of the characters' thoughts, feelings and motivations.
Third Person Omniscient
This is used by poets to produce sound. Need another clue? Lines in a poem that end with the same sound
Rhyme
I was so tired that I slept for 30 hours.
Hyperbole
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Society, Man vs. Self
Conflict
The reader is immersed into the narrative as a character involved in the story and is referred to as "You" .
Second Person Point of View
An idea or feeling, or emotion that is attached to a word.
Connotation
The person telling the story
Narrator
A commonly used saying or expression that has been accepted over time.
You can recognize this point of view with the help of the pronouns I and we.
First Person Point of View
Hints in a sentence or paragraph that helps the reader figure out the meaning of a word.
The assignment was a breeze.
Metaphor Assignment and breeze are being compared.
The angle from which a story is told
Point of View
Words or phrases that are used in a non-literal way
figurative language
This determines who tells the story as well as the relationship the narrator has to the story.
Point of View
Writers use this to interrupt the chronological order of the main narrative, and take the reader back in time to the past events in a character's life.
Flashback
A universal idea, or the underlining message the author wants to convey to the reader
theme