Fill out the chart below with the differences and similarities between 1st person and 3rd person. Use the Venn Diagram on page 4 of 12 for help.
1st Person | Both | 3rd Person
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Differences:
- In 1st person, the narrator speaks from their own perspective (I, me, my).
- In 3rd person, the narrator uses pronouns like he, she, they.
- In 1st person, the reader sees the story through the eyes of the narrator.
- In 3rd person, the reader is provided with an outside perspective on the story.
- In 1st person, the narrator is a character in the story.
- In 3rd person, the narrator is not a character in the story.
Similarities:
- Both perspectives can convey thoughts and feelings of characters.
- Both perspectives can provide insight into a character's motivations.
- Both perspectives can allow for different levels of intimacy with the characters.