Point of View & Irony

1. Point of View & Irony

2. Point of View-What is it? • The person through whose eyes the reader sees the action of the story

3. What are the different point of views • Omniscient-all knowing • The author acts as the narrator telling the reader the character’s thoughts and backgrounds • First Person • Uses a character within the story as narrator • Third Person Limited Point of View • The author acts as the narrator , but what he tells to what one person in the story can know or see

4. POV-Practice • Which pov does Hunger Game use?

5. POV-Practice • From which character’s point of view is the story told? • How do you know it’s from that character’s point of view?

6. Irony-What is it? • Irony=the contrast between what appears to be so and what really is

7. What are the types of Irony? • Irony of Statement=Sarcasm=when an author or speaker appears to be saying one thing but is really saying the opposite • Real Life Example: • Irony of Situation=when the outcome of a situation is opposite to what one would expect • Real Life Example:

8. Irony Search • Please find the examples of Irony on page 6 and 81. Then, identify the type of irony.

9. Irony Search • Answer: • Type:

10. Summary • Explain a time when you had a limited point of view.