A brief, memory-jogging review of the points of view.

1. Point of View
A
brief
review

2. First Person
First person point of view is usually told
looking through the protagonist’s eyes -
you’ll be seeing a lot of the pronoun “I”
because, you know, they’re talking about
themselves. The upside is that we get to
know their thoughts and motivations,
which helps to understand what’s going
on BUT only from their point of view -
we don’t always get the whole story.

3. Second Person
This is not something you see very often
in literature (but, oddly enough,
frequently in song lyrics). In this, the
narrator speaks right to YOU - using the
pronoun “you.” This is cool because
now you are part of the story - you
become a character. A lot of the time, the
narrator is still part of the story (still
seeing the “I” pronoun, too), which can
be confusing. Just remember, you can
have more than one point of view :)

4. Third Person
Omniscient: In Latin,“omni” means all
and “sci”know - therefore, our narrator is
all knowing, as in *everything*: all the
characters’ thoughts and feelings. You
won’t see “I” but rather “he,” “she,” and
“they” from a person detached from the
story.
Limited: You still won’t see “I” but you
won’t know as much - the narrator only
gives you insight into one or two
characters.

5. Annnnd ... we’re done.