Understanding Point of View in Literature: A Comprehensive Guide

Explore the concept of point of view in literature, which refers to the perspective from which a story is told. Learn how writers use different points of view to shape the narrative and engage readers. Dive into examples from classic works and analyze the impact of first person, second person, and third person perspectives in poems and prose.

• Literature Analysis
• Point of View
• Narrative Perspective
• Literary Devices
• Writing Techniques

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1. Point of View Stage 6 Preliminary Common Module Reading to Write - Transition to Senior English -

2. Definition Point of view in a text is the position from which the subject matter of a text is designed to be perceived. In defining a point of view the writer, speaker or director of the text controls what we see and how we relate to the situation, characters or ideas in the text. Point of view may be expressed through a narrator or through a character (focaliser in a novel, persona in a poem) and because we are invited to adopt this point of view we often align ourselves with the character or narrator. The point of view constructed in a text cannot be assumed to be that of the composer. http://www.englishtextualconcepts.nsw.edu.au/content/point-view

3. Composers can privilege certain points of view by choosing a particular narrative stance including omniscient, limited, 1st, 2nd or 3rd person narrator point of view therefore constructs an attitude towards the subject matter in a text which the reader, listener or viewer is invited to adopt. Examples of point of view belong to one of these three major kinds: 1. First person point of view involves the use of either of the two pronouns I and we . I felt like I was getting drowned with shame and disgrace. 2. Second person point of view employs the pronoun you . Sometimes you cannot clearly discern between anger and frustration. 3. Third person point of view uses pronouns like he , she , it , they or a name. Mr. Stewart is a principled man. He acts by the book and never lets you deceive him easily.

5. Point of View Examples in Literature Examples: https://literarydevices.net/point-of-view/ Example 1 Hamlet Scene II of Act II Example 2 Wordsworth Daffodils Example 3 Ernest Hemingway in The Sun also Rises Example 4 Read the following lines from Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney Example 5 Price and Prejudice by Jane Austin

6. Text: Nobody calls me a wog, anymore Komninos Zervos What effect does the use of first person point of view have in this poem?

7. Text: To Denis (Son of Mine) Oodgeroo Noonuccal What effect does the use of second person point of view have in this poem?

8. Big Jim Bruce Dawe What effect does the use of third person point of view have in this poem?

9. Narrators Point of View Flow Chart Does the narrator use you ? Ye s second person Narrator