What's the Point of View?
I grabbed my backpack and ran down the street as fast as my legs could carry me.
What point of view is this?
Answer: First person.
The narrator uses I and my throughout the story. What point of view is this?
Answer: First person.
I could not believe my eyes when I saw what was waiting for me at the door.
What pronoun tells you the point of view?
Answer: I.
She sat by the window and watched the rain fall for what felt like hours.
What point of view is this?
Answer: Third person.
The narrator uses you and your to speak directly to the reader. What point of view is this?
Answer: Second person.
She had dreamed of this moment her entire life and now it was finally here.
What pronouns tell you the point of view?
Answer: She / her.
You open the door slowly and peek inside the dark room.
What point of view is this?
Answer: Second person.
The narrator uses he she and they to refer to characters. What point of view is this?
Answer: Third person.
You take a deep breath and step into the spotlight.
What pronoun tells you the point of view?
Answer: You.
Marcus felt nervous as he walked onto the stage. In the front row his mom was crossing her fingers and whispering a prayer.
What point of view is this?
Answer: Third person
The narrator knows what every character is thinking and feeling. What Point of View is this?
Answer: Third person
We had been planning the surprise party for weeks and we could not wait to see her face.
What pronouns tell you the point of view?
Answer: We / her.
Layla stared at the test paper and felt her mind go blank. She had studied so hard but now nothing was coming to her.
What point of view is this?
Answer: Third person
The narrator only knows the thoughts of one character and uses I or my. What Point of view is this?
Answer: First Person
They had no idea what was waiting for them on the other side of the mountain.
What pronouns tell you the point of view and what point of view is it?
Answer: They / them — third person.