POV
This tells us who is speaking in a text.
What is point of view?
This includes word choice and tone.
What is communication?
This is what’s happening around the text.
What is context?
This means information is stated clearly.
What is reveal?
A character says “I’m fine” but avoids eye contact.
What is concealment through communication?
In this point of view, we only know one character’s thoughts.
What is first-person or third-person limited?
This helps writers show feelings without naming them.
What is figurative language?
This includes time, place, and situation.
What is setting or situation?
This means information is hidden or implied.
What is conceal?
A story told in first person hides other characters’ thoughts.
What is point of view limiting information?
This point of view can hide information on purpose.
What is limited point of view?
Silence can be an example of this communication choice.
What is omission or silence?
This explains why the same words can mean different things.
What is context influencing meaning?
Figurative language usually does this.
What is conceal meaning?
A poem uses a storm to show fear.
What is figurative language revealing emotion?
This explains why we might not fully trust the narrator.
What is unreliable narrator?
“I’m fine,” said angrily, shows how this can change meaning.
What is tone?
This can include relationships and power.
What is social or relational context?
Direct emotion words usually do this.
What is reveal meaning?
A joke sounds funny but hurts someone’s feelings.
What is context changing meaning?
This point of view lets us know thoughts of many characters.
What is omniscient point of view?
Writers use this to hint at meaning instead of stating it directly.
What is subtext?
This helps readers understand why characters hide feelings.
What is background or circumstances?
Writers use both to guide readers’ understanding.
What is controlling audience interpretation?
Two readers disagree on a character’s motive.
What is different interpretation due to context/POV?