What is the definition of writing in first person?

Answer 1

Write the story as if you are telling someone what you did or have done.

"I went to the mall" "We played basketball yesterday"

Those are examples of first person writing. If you are told to write a story in first person, simply act as if you are telling someone a story about what you did and you will be writing in first person.

Answer 2

When you write in first person, you are writing as if you are telling the story.

Answer 3

Writing from your point of view or experiences. Here is a good site for ideas on how to create a good first person story.

http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/firstpov.html

Answer 4

Writing in first person uses the words "I" and/or "We".

Answer 5

When you write using I.

Example: "I went to the school yesterday"

Answer 6

They call it "First Person" because in Traditional Grammar the First Person Pronouns are I me we mine etc

You might also want to check for Traditional Grammar Guides!

We really need to bring back Latin and Greek to schools.

Answer 7

it's like writing from your own prospective. "I went to the store", as opposed to "Sheila went to the store". It's easy, it's just using "I"

Answer 8

a point of view in which an "I" or "we" serves as the narrator of a piece of fiction.