what's the difference between first, second, and third person?

Question

Such as if you were reading a story . What's the difference between first, second, and third person?

Answer 1

I and we are first person
you is second person
he/they are third person

Answer 2

Second person has been used. Think back to Goosebumps and all those "Choose Your Own Adventure" books. The advantage of writing a book in third person (like Harry Potter) is that it can be all-encompassing: you can describe many different points of view and show scenes where your main protagonist is not necessarily present (for example, the scenes involving Voldemort talking to his death eaters). However, in third person it can be a little harder to describe the emotions and depth of a character, because you're dealing with the perspectives of so many. The advantage of writing in first person is that you can provide a very detailed and personal insight into the mind of a single character, making them stronger and more understandable. However, this character must then be present for every scene, unless you plan on having multiple narrators.

Answer 3

If a story is written in the first person ("I"), the narrator (the one telling the story) is a part of the story (and often is the main character). Example, "I woke up late that morning. I'll never know why my alarm didn't ring..."

In the second person, the writer tells the story referring to the reader, so "you" is a character (usually the main character). Example: "You woke up that morning, You'll never know why your alarm didn't ring..." [Note: this is extremely rare in literature.]

For the third person, the writer / narrator is outside the story and is describing actions that happened to other characters ("he", "she", "they"). Example: "She woke up late that morning. She'll never know why her alarm didn't go off..."

Answer 4

"A sentence, verb, noun or pronoun in the first person refers to the speaker or writer. A sentence or part of speech in the second person refers to the person being spoken to. A sentence or part of speech in the third person refers to someone or something other than the speaker or person being addressed"-Gerald Erichsen

Answer 5

These terms refer specifically to the PRONOUNS being used, so look for those in the story. They reveal the point of view of the narrator. Second person is rarely used to tell formal written stories, because as you can see below, it does not change for plurality, and novels won't be about the person reading them.

First person includes the speaker:
*I (singular subject)
*me (sing. object)
*we (plural subject)
*us (sing. object)
*mine (sing possessive)
*ours (pl possessive)

Second person is the person being spoken to:
*you (this pronoun does not change whether it is in the subject or object position, and whether "you" are one person or a group of people)

Third person is the person being spoken about:
he/she/it
his/hers/its
him/her/it
they/them
their/theirs

Answer 6

First person: From your point of view; like if you were telling a story about yourself-- "I walked slowly down the hallway."
Second person: From another person's point of view; like if I was telling a story about you to you-- "I saw you walk slowly down the hallway."
Third person: From someone else's point of view, using pronouns like he, she, and it-- "I saw him walk slowly down the hallway."

Hope this helps you!

Answer 7

Me - You - He/She