You'll be on your way up!
You'll be seeing great sights!
You'll join the high fliers
who soar to high heights
Second person
I know what it says on the cover, but when Mom went out to buy this thing I SPECIFICALLY told her to get one that didn’t say “diary” on it.
First person
He should be nervous, he should be scared but at the moment his sense of adventure had taken over. He was in Mexico! A different country. Jaime knew this was just the beginning.
Limited
What are some clue words for first person?
You’d think she’d be freaked out
By the lion in my room
But seeing shoes on fabric
Is what makes her fume.
First person
I nod. He's looking at me. He sees me there at the window and his tail starts to thump. I name him Shiloh.
First person
You see, Tippy and his giant ice-ray-zapping robotic trousers weren't supposed to be there at all. They had come from the future and rudely interrupted what was supposed to happen.
Omniscient
What are some clue words for third person?
He, she, they, them
I made myself a snowball
As perfect as could be.
I thought I’d keep it as a pet
And let it sleep with me.
I made it some pajamas
And a pillow for its head.
Then last night it ran away,
But first, it wet the bed.
First person
If you get the Cheese Touch, you’re stuck with it until you pass it on to someone else. The only way to protect yourself from the Cheese Touch is to cross your fingers.
Second person
Harry sat up and examined the jagged piece on which he had cut himself, seeing nothing but his own bright green eye reflected back at him.
Limited
What are some clue words for second person?
You, your
Prancer’s sick of staring
at Dancer’s big behind.
Cupid married Blitzen
and Donder lost his mind.
Dancer’s mad at Vixen
for stepping on his toes.
Vixen’s being thrown out—
she laughed at Rudolph’s nose.
Third person
Who were these people, these specially selected tenants? They were mothers and fathers and children. A dressmaker, a secretary, an inventor, a doctor, a judge. And, oh yes, one was a bookie, one was a burglar, one was a bomber, and one was a mistake.
Third person
The heirs watched the jaunty doorman pull out a chair for the judge. It had never occurred to them that Sandy was a nickname for Alexander.
Omniscient
What is the difference between third person omniscient and third person limited?
Omniscient - Narrator tells thoughts and feelings of all characters.
Limited - Narrator tells thoughts and feelings of one character.