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POV
the different kinds of POV.
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English
12th Grade
01/26/2011

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Term
Omniscient
Definition
knows everything
i. Characters are free to go wherever
ii. Characters can peer into minds of any
iii. Most flexible POV and permits widest scope
Term
limited omniscient
Definition
story is told in 3rd person but only by 1 character
i. (Lovely Bones)
ii. author may move inside or out of character
iii. may be a major or minor character
iv. offers limited filed of observations
Term
1st person-
Definition
author disappears into one of the characters who tells he story
i. may be a major or minor character
ii. shares virtues and limitations of the limited omniscient
iii. no constant danger that narrators my be made to transcend, sensitivity, knowledge and powers
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Objective-
Definition
narrator disappears into raving sound camera that can go anywhere
i. Characters are actors in a play
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