CRWR 209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Omniscience
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Lecture 12 outline point of view & narrative voice (ta: carleigh) I(cid:374) stor(cid:455), the poi(cid:374)t of (cid:448)ie(cid:449) is the (cid:374)arrator"s positio(cid:374) i(cid:374) the des(cid:272)riptio(cid:374) of e(cid:448)e(cid:374)ts thi(cid:374)k of it visually, like a film. Because point of view filters everything in your story. Everything in your story must come from a point of view. >what are the four primary types of pov: first perso(cid:374) poi(cid:374)t of (cid:448)ie(cid:449): whe(cid:374) (cid:862)i(cid:863) a(cid:373) telli(cid:374)g the stor(cid:455). The character is in the story, relating his or her experiences directly. Brings a sense of closeness with the reader: second person point of view: the story is told to you . This pov is not commonly used in fiction: third perso(cid:374) li(cid:373)ited pov: the stor(cid:455) is a(cid:271)out (cid:862)he(cid:863) or (cid:862)she(cid:863). This is the (cid:373)ost (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) poi(cid:374)t of view in commercial fiction. >list the pros and cons of each pov listed above: Easier to keep consistent tone style and prose. First person point of view is biased.
