POV
FIRST PERSON
SOLO PERFORMANCE
SECOND PERSON
THIRD PERSON
100
Gus thought the steak was delicious even though Alice thought it was overdone while Monty felt it was not cooked nearly enough.
What is multiple omniscient third person point of view?
100
How a first person narrator interprets the events of the story.
What is reliability?
100
The actor always interacts with his or her audience.
What is one element of solo performance or oral interpretation?
100
The two functions of second person point of view.
What is the narrator and listener?
100
An anonymous storyteller who views the story from the outside.
What is third person point of view?
200
I walked into the hotel, and you wouldn't believe what I saw. If you were there, you could have seen for yourself.
What is first and second person point of view?
200
Look at how much time has lapsed between when the story took place and when it is told to the reader.
What is one way you can identify the reliability of a first person narrator?
200
The actor imagines what is surrounding him or her and reacts to the imagined surroundings as though it is there.
What is the environment in solo performance?
200
"Amahl and the Night Visitors"
What story uses a 2nd person point of view narrator?
200
The narrator is always considered reliable.
What is an anonymous 3rd person narrator?
300
She didn't think she'd be able to finish her homework in time to go to the movies with her friends so she decided to wait to do it tomorrow.
What is limited omniscient third person point of view.
300
Two elements of a short story you should examine to determine the reliability of a first person narrator.
What are time and character?
300
The actor picks two points on the wall in front of him or her and looks first at one spot and then the other.
How does an actor often perform dialogue?
300
The same rules that second person point of view follow when it is used as the narrator.
What is first person point of view?
300
Sees into 3 or more minds.
What is multiple omniscient third person POV?
400
At the end of the hallway was a door that lead into Mr. Baxter's small, studio apartment complete with loft bed and ladder.
What is objective omniscient third person point of view?
400
The character is a criminal or morally suspect.
What is an unreliable first person narrator?
400
Solo performers use literature such as letters, poetry, short stories, newspaper articles, etc.
What kind of material does a solo performer use in their performance?
400
A character that is silent throughout
What is one kind of second person point of view listener?
400
Sees into 1 or 2 minds only.
What is limited omniscient third person POV?
500
Shawn was a detective, who thought he was smarter than Sherlock Holmes. He often bragged about his abilities to anyone who would listen.
What is limited omniscient third person point of view?
500
The narrator is writing about experiences that occurred when he or she was a child and he or she is now a mature adult.
What is reliable narrator?
500
Break sentences into three or four smaller phrases and repeat the first phrase over and over until it sticks in your brain and then go on to the next small phrase. Repeat this procedure until the entire sentence is memorized.
How do you memorize material meant for performance?
500
Why can't that telephone ring? Why can't it, why can't it? Couldn't you ring? Ah, please, couldn't you? You damned, ugly, shiny thing! (from "Telephone Call")
What is 2nd person point of view when it is a character in story?
500
Does not see into any minds.
What is objective omniscient third person POV?
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