Perspective POV Tone Diction Imagery Allusion Literary Terms

Perspective, POV, Tone, Diction, Imagery, Allusion Literary Terms

Point of View vs. Perspective �Can you define Point of View (POV)? �Point of view focuses on who: �Who is telling the story? �Who is speaking? �Point of view is defined by the type of narrator you choose to tell the story.

Types of Narrators �The First Person Point of View: �Uses: I, me, and myself (us, we, etc. ) in the narrative. The first person narrator relates the story as it’s happening, or retells a story that happened in the past. �Gives validity or authority to the story – “It happened to me and I’m telling you first hand!”

Types of First Person � The Protagonist. He or she is the main character in the story. The protagonist shares what happens to him first-hand, along with commentary. � A Secondary Character. This character may not be who the story is about, but can relate his or her experiences within the context of the story and usually has a relationship with the protagonist. � The Observer. This type of narrator witnesses the story but has limited or no participation in the story. The first person observer is closely related to third person limited, but chooses to add personal pronouns (I, me, myself) to inject commentary. � Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer intro.

Second Person �The Second Person Point of View �Least common of all three persons, mostly because it’s the hardest to pull off (without coming across as awkward or corny). �Uses: You, yourself. �The narrator is the reader - it’s tricky to use convincingly.

Third Person �Third person can give the author (and your readers) a more global view of what’s happening in the story. �Uses: He, She, It, One, Proper Names, This author believes, etc. �Third Person Limited. This point of view follows only one person throughout the story.

Third Person Continued: �Third Person Multiple. This point of view can follow multiple people, switching back and forth between their individual stories or perspectives. �Third Person Omniscient. The omniscient narrator knows everything about everyone. It also knows everything about the world within the story. Nothing in the past, present, or future is off limits or hidden from view.

Perspective - Not just WHO, but HOW! � Perspective defined: � How the characters view and process what’s happening within the story. � Perspective focuses on how this narrator perceives what’s happening within the story. � Perspective helps define your narrator’s attitude and personality. The character’s perspective affects how he feels about certain experiences or other characters. � Everyone’s perspective should be different. You may have four people at one event, but each person comes away with a unique set of experiences or observations. The story changes depending on who tells it. That’s perspective.

Perspective =Conflict �“There are three sides to every story: your side, my side, and the truth. And no one is lying. ” -Robert Evans �According to John Rogers: “You don’t really understand an antagonist until you understand why he’s a protagonist in his own version of the world. ”

Consider a new perspective. . .

Did the pigs do something to the wolf to cause his outburst?

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TONE �Definition: �A reflection of the writer’s attitude toward a subject as conveyed through such elements as diction/WC, punctuation (!!!), sentence structure, and figures of speech/literary elements. �Tone can convey a variety of attitudes and can change throughout a piece of literature.

Example of TONE �A frustrated teen speaks with disrespect to his/her parent and the parent’s reply is: �“Don’t take that TONE with me” – change your attitude toward the subject – this is what writers do!

Diction or Word Choice �Definition: �The author’s choice of words or use of appropriate words to convey a particular meaning. �Denotation: the literal or Dictionary definition of the word

Connotation �Connotation: the suggested or implied meanings associated with a word BEYOND its dictionary definition �Words can have positive or negative connotation �Example: Hannah’s mind is innocent and childlike. �Hannah’s mind is simple and childlike. �Positive or negative connotations?

Imagery �Definition: �The “word pictures” that writers create to help evoke an emotional response in readers. �Use sensory details or descriptions that appeal to one or more of the five senses: �Sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell

Allusion �Definition: �A reference in a work of literature to a well- known person, place, event, written work, or work of art. �Discovering the meaning of an allusion can often be essential to the understanding of a work. �Example: The older boy was a snake, just like the evil one that tricked Eve in the garden so long ago.

Citation �Chin, Beverly Ann, et al. Glencoe Literature : British Literature. “Literary Terms Handbook, ” 2002, pp. R 1 -R 17.