How to Recognize and Use Narrative Voice
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First, Second,and ThirdPerson: How toRecognize andUse NarrativeVoice
Identifying the point of view in a
novel can be somewhat confusing.
Introduction
First, second, and third person are all
types of grammatical person. To
identify which one is used, you have
to find the pronouns in the sentence.
First-Person Point of View: The text uses the
pronouns "I," "we," "me," "us," "my," "mine," or
"ours."
Second-Person Point of View: The text uses
the pronouns "you," "your," or "yours."
Third-Person Point of View: The text uses the
pronouns "he," she," "it," "they," "him," "hers,"
"them," "their," "his," "its," or "theirs."
What's the Difference?
Let's look at examplesfrom the first lines ofsome famous books!
First Person
First Person
First Person
Second Person
Third Person
Third Person
Third Person
Third Person
Ready for SomeTrickier Examples?These examples are instanceswhere there is no pronoun or thesubject doesn't seem to appear in
the sentence.
Sometimes, it's difficult to identify narrative voiceby a single sentence. Because no pronounsare used here, the novel's third-person point
of view is not yet evident.
This seems to be written from the third-person point ofview, but if you read on in the text, the first-person
point of view is used. Be sure to look at more than onesentence before deciding on narrative voice.
This novel begins, as shown, using the first-personpoint of view. However, it switches to the third-person point of view halfway through! Be sure to
watch for shifts such as these.
By reading on, it becomes clear thatFahrenheit 451 is written from the
third-person point of view.
For more information about narrative
voice, check out the full article here.
Thanks for Reading!
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