POINT OF VIEW FLOW CHART
Decide whether narrative is written in I st or 3rd person
HOLDE
ST PERSON: (I, me, we, us)
1
Is a major character telling the story?
3RD PERSON: (he, she, they)
Do you know what any
of the characters are thinking?
YES
MAJOR
PARTICIPANT
(First Person
Singular/or plural)
Is the Story
written in
present tense?
YES NO
First
First
Person Person
Distant Close
NO
MINOR
PARTICIPANT
YES
DO you know
what most of
the characters
are thinking?
(3 or more)
NO
Do you know
any Of the
character's
histories
or backgrounds?
s
OMNISCI NT
NO
LIMITED
YES
FAMILIAR
OBSERVER
Third Person
Close?
NO
OBJECTIVE
OBSERVER
OMNISCIENT
Third Person
Third person
Distant
Close?
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