Point of View

Solagratia Immanuel D.K. J1A017005

Muhammad Gayuh S.S. J1A017010
Nauval Fatih D. J1A017014
Beba M. J1A017016
Muhammad Andika S. J1A017022
Aditia Kurniawan J1A017030
 What is Point of View
• Point of view is the angle of considering things,
which show us the opinion or feelings of the
individual involved the situation.
• It can refers to the speaker, narrator, person, or
voice created by authors to tell stories, present
arguments, and express attitudes and judgements.
 Factors That Affect POV

There are two majors factor which affect point of view:

• First, the situation of the narrator, or speaker, as an
observer. How close the action to the speaker? Is the
speaker a major moves or major participant or no more than
a witness?
• Second, speaker's intelectual and emotional position. How
might the speaker gain or lose from what takes place in the
story ? Are the speaker's observation ad words colored by
these interest?
 Determining a Work's Point of View
• Point of view is a reflection of the opinion an
individual from real life or fiction has. In your reading
you will found a wide variety of point of view. It
divide into three point of view (first person, second
person and third person).
 First Person POV
• First person singular point of view uses the “I” pronoun
to refer to the narrator.
• In the first person Point of View, the narrator tells about
events he or she has personality witnessed.

• Example: “I have of late, — but wherefore I know not, —

lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises; and
indeed, it goes so heavily with my disposition that this
goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile
promontory.”
 Second Person POV
• Another uncommon point of view is second person, using the
“you” pronoun to narrate the story.
• This point of view either implies that the narrator is
actually an “I” trying to separate himself or herself from
the events that he or she is narrating, or allows the reader
to identify with the central character.

• Example : “You are not the kind of guy who would be at a

place like this at this time of the morning. But here you
are, and you cannot say that the terrain is entirely
unfamiliar, although the details are fuzzy.”
 Third Person POV

• This point of view definition uses “he” and “she” as

the pronouns to refer to different characters, and
provides the greatest amount of flexibility for the
author.
• There are three main possibilities for the third person
point of view: Dramatic, omniscient, and limited.

• Example : “He is just what a young man ought to be,”

she said, “sensible, good humoured, lively; and I never
saw such happy manners! — so much ease, with such
perfect good breeding!”
 Dramatic, Omniscient, and Limited
• Dramatic: The narrator reports only what can be seen and
heard.
• Omniscent : The narrator is not a character in the story
but knows everything about the story. The omniscient
narrator can show the thoughts and experiences of any
character in the story. It permits the writer the broadest
scope.
• Limited : The narrator is not a character in the story but
looks at things only through the eyes of a single character.
 Minglings POV
• In someworks, authors mingle point of view in order
to imitate reality.
• Authors may also vary points of view to sustain
interest, create suspense, or put the burden of
response entirely upon readers.
• For example, many first-person narrators use various
type of the third-erson point of view during much of
their narration.
 Source
• http://www.literarydevices.com/point-of-view/
• https://literarydevices.net/point-of-view/
• https://learn.lexiconic.net/pov.htm
• http://www2.nkfust.edu.tw/~emchen/CLit/study_ele
ments.htm