Point of View in Narrative Writing

Let us see what Point of Views there are:

1)First Person
2)Second Person
3)Third Person
4)Objective P.O.V
5)Omniscient
6)Limited Omniscient

A First Person point of view is when the word "I" is used. You are observing him from his point of view, you only know what he knows, you only know what he sees. It is as if you are inside his body observing his every move. A First Person style of writing in point of views is very common.

A Second Person point of view is when you use the word "You". It is not from one person's point of view anymore, but it is from the person's and the person beside him's point of view. This style of writing is not easy. When I tried to use a second person's point of view, I often waver between the First and Third Person. This style of writing is very uncommon.

A Third Person point of view is when you are using the word "We". Everything you say is from a general point of view. You are the narrator of the story, there is no "I" or "You" in the story except in dialogues. Characters are generally named by their name or He, She and Them etc. When you are writing a Third Person point of view, you must be very careful, as many people would start to write "I" in their essay, thus you would contradict in your essay. For example, your character is called John, you cannot suddenly write I as that would mean that you are John.

Different Third Person's Point of View

An Objective point of view is when you are observing in a person's eye. You cannot see everything, just those a normal people would see. The writer must not state everything out as this is not narrative, however, he can give several clues for the readers to find out what really happened. Clues can be in the characters' action or dialogues.

An Omniscient point of view is when the narrator knows everything, the thoughts and the feelings of each and every character. You are like god, you can read minds. However, there is another Omniscient point of view.

A Limited Omniscient is when you know only 1 person's thoughts and feeling, it is like a Pirst person, except you are writing in a Third Person. Your knowledge of feelings and thoughts are restricted to only one person. Be careful as if you accidentally write someone else knowledge, you will be marked badly.