Point Of View

Point of view is the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation. In literature, point of view is the mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story. Point of view is a reflection of the opinion an individual from real life or fiction has.

First POV is the narration where you use the first person pronouns. Usually, first person point of view uses first person singular pronoun I.’ Second POV is very rarely used in literature as it means the author has to tell the story using the second person pronoun ‘you. This is not easy. Third POV is one of the most used forms of narration, using third person pronouns ‘he’ or ‘she’ when you are telling the story. This POV can be limited or omniscient.

You will learn how to:

-Show the importance of POV

-Write in different POVS

-Avoid head-hopping and other POV violations that would throw

your readers out of the story.

-Write internal monologue and take your readers deeply into your

character’s mind

-Create suspense and tension by using POV techniques

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