ELA21.4.17a

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

The features of different narration styles, including first person, third person omniscient, and third person limited.
Pronouns used by the author can indicate the narrator's point of view.

Explain how first person, third person, omniscient and third person limited narration styles differ in literary texts.

In first person narration the narrator is a character in the story and is telling the story from their perspective. The pronouns I, me, we, or us are often used.
In third person narration, the narrator is not part of the story and the characters never acknowledge the narrator's presence. The pronouns he, she, it, or they are often used.
Third person narration can be limited or omniscient.
An third person omniscient narrator is all-seeing and all-knowing and can tell the story from multiple characters' perspectives, while a third person limited narrator tells the story from only one character's perspective.