If the narrator describes events from an outside perspective, this is called what?

• A. Third person point of view
• B. Omniscient narrator
• C. First person point of view
• D. Second person point of view

Answer: (A)

Understanding third person point of view means the narrator is outside the story and tells what happens using he, she, they, or names, not I or you. When the narration describes events from that outside stance, it fits third person point of view. An omniscient narrator is a type of third person who can know all the thoughts and feelings of characters, which is a deeper level of knowledge beyond just describing events from outside. The clue here is simply describing events from an outside perspective, which matches third person. First person uses I or we, from inside the story, and second person uses you. So the best choice is third person point of view.