Point of View
What the character or narrator of the story can see (perspective)
What is point of view?
This term describes the central topic or idea explored in a literary work.
What is the theme?
This term refers to the central point or the most important thought in a piece of writing
What is main idea?
In MLA format, this is the standard font and size recommended for your paper.
What is Times New Roman, 12-point?
In the sentence, 'The dog was ravenous, devouring its food in seconds,' what does 'ravenous' mean
What is very hungry or starving?
This point of view uses pronouns like 'I' and 'we' and provides a perspective directly from a character involved in the story.
What is a first person point of view?
In 'The Great Gatsby,' if Gatsby stares at the green light across the bay every night, readers can infer that he feels this.
What is longing or hope?
The main idea can usually be found in this part of a paragraph
What is topic sentence?
This spacing is used throughout the entire MLA-formatted document.
What is double spacing?
In the sentence, 'The students were elated when they heard about the canceled exam,' what does 'elated' mean?
What is very happy or thrilled?
In third-person limited, the narrator's knowledge is confined to the inner thoughts of this number of characters.
What is one character?
In 'The Hunger Games,' if Katniss volunteers to take her sister's place, readers can infer she feels this."
What is love or protectiveness?
What is the introduction?
In MLA format, this punctuation mark is used at the end of an in-text citation
What is a period?
In the sentence, 'The politician's speech was verbose, lasting over two hours,' what does 'verbose' mean?
What is using too many words or long-winded?
In this point of view, the narrator knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of every character.
What is a third person omniscient?
If a poet uses imagery of blossoming flowers, readers can infer that the theme is about this
What is growth or renewal ?
What is a motif?
In MLA format, an in-text citation typically includes this information inside parentheses
What is the author's last name and page number ?
In the sentence, 'The detective was perspicacious, noticing every detail at the crime scene,' what does 'perspicacious' mean?
What is having keen insight or observant?
This narrative perspective can switch between characters but doesn't reveal their internal thoughts and feelings
What is third person objective?
When a poem describes a 'broken chain,' readers can infer it symbolizes this.
What is freedom or loss?
In the poetry book, "Helium", which motif is present?
What is water?
Entries on the Works Cited page are listed in this order
What is alphabetical order?
In the sentence, 'He's as cool as a cucumber,' what does 'cool as a cucumber' mean?