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Novels 2
13-22
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| point of view | A story can be told in first person-limited, first person-omniscient, second person, third person-limited, and third person-omniscient |
| first person limited | (point of view) one of the characters tells the story (I, me, my, us, we) |
| first person omniscient | (point of view) more than one character is telling their side of the story |
| second person | (point of view) the author writes directly to the reader (you, your) |
| third person limited | (point of view) narrator writes thoughts and feelings on one main character; the author is not in the story (he, she, his, her, they) |
| third person omniscient | (point of view) the writer writes about more than one main character |
| theme | a lesson that the reader or a character learns in a story |
| author’s purpose | 1. inform 2. entertain 3. Express opinions 4. to persuade |
| pronoun | takes the place of a noun |
| First person pronouns | I, me, my, mine, our |
| Second person pronouns | you, your |
| Third person pronouns | he, she, his, her, him, them, their, they |
| character development | creating a character’s background, physical appearance, and personality |