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AP Lit - Point of View Flashcards

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7468734645point of viewVantage point which a story is told0
7468734646voiceAcknowledged source of the story, speaker, person telling the story1
7468734647credibilitybelievable; trustworthy2
7468734648narrativespeech that tells a story3
7468734649narratorone who tells the story, first-person or third-person, limited ,omniscient4
7468734650first personnarrator is a character in the story uses "I" and "me"5
7468734651third personnarrator stands outside the story and describes the characters and action6
7468734652third person limitednarrator describes events as only one character perceives them7
7468734653third person omniscientnarrator knows everything about the characters and events and reveal details that the characters could not reveal8
7468734654omniscient point of viewnarrator who knows and tells all, including the inner thoughts and feelings, the reader has access to the perceptions and thoughts of all the characters in the story (also called unlimited focus)9
7468734655limited point of viewnarrator who presents the story as it is seen and understood by a single character and restricts information10
7468734656objective point of viewnarrator who presents a story in an impersonal way, describing external aspects of characters and never directly referring to emotions11
7468734658personaVoice who tells and structures the story and who may share the values of the actual author12
7468734659genremajor category type of literature13

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