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point of view
POV
4
Writing
Undergraduate 3
02/11/2013

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Term
First Person
Definition
Placement: inside the story as a character
Limits: No access to any other character
Term
Omniscient Narrator
Definition
Outside the story, 3rd person but not involved

Limits: none
Term
Limited Omniscient Narrator
Definition
Outside the story, 3rd person not involved in plot

Limits: May only penetrate the heart of mine of one character
Term
Objective or Dramatic Narrator
Definition
Placement: outside the story, 3rd person not involved in plot

Limits: same as 1st person, no access to characters' hearts and minds, like a camera recording what goes on without comment
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