ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Point of View: It’s Personal. The point of view of a story determines who is telling it and the narrator’s relationship to the characters in the story. In first person point of view the narrator is a character in the story telling it from their perspective.

Detailed explanation-2: -Narrative point of view: The position of the narrator in relation to the story. Simply consider who your narrator is and where they are standing. If they are a character in the story, then that is 1st-person. If they are describing the story about someone else, then that is 3rd-person.

Detailed explanation-3: -Perspective is how the characters view and process what’s happening within the story. Here’s how it compares with point of view: Point of view focuses on the type of narrator used to tell the story. Perspective focuses on how this narrator perceives what’s happening within the story.

Detailed explanation-4: -Perspective includes the thoughts, feelings, and actions of the character. Point of view impacts how you write the piece (first-person, second-person, third-person). Is it a firsthand account or a directive? Is it a story told about characters, or does one of the characters tell the story?