| A | B |
| Narator | The person who is telling the story |
| First Person Narrative | A narrator who is a character in the story: the narrator uses pronouns such as I, we. me, my, us and our. |
| Third Person Narrator | A narrator who is someone outside the story: the narrator uses pronouns such as he, she, and they. |
| Second person point of view | The narrator speaks directly to the reader or main character |
| Third person point of view | The narrator is not a character in the story |
| First person point of view | The narrator is a character in a work of literature |
| Point of view | Method of narrating a story or other work |
| Third person limited point of view | when the character is not a character in the story; uses he, she his, and her. The narrator tells only what ONE character thinks, feels, and observes. |
| Third person omniscient point of view | when the narrator is not a character in the story; uses pronouns such as he, she, his, and her. The narrator can tell the thoughts, feelings, motives, and experiences of ALL the characters in the story. |