Point of View

First Person: The narrator, person telling the story, is actually a character in the story. Clue words are I, me, and we.


Second Person: The narrator is giving directions, using the word you. This tends to be in instruction manuals.


Third Person Limited: The narrator, person telling the story, tells you what one character in the story is thinking and feeling but can not tell what the other characters think or feel. Clue words are he, she, and they.


Third Person Omniscient: The narrator, person telling the story, tells what everyone in the story is thinking or feeling.