Commonsense Composition

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First-person narration

Narration told through the viewpoint of a single character who uses “I,” “you,” and “we.” This character may

or may not be involved in the event of the story.

Third-person limited narration

Narration told by a character outside of the story who does not refer to him- or herself as “I,” “you,” or “we.”

Third-person omniscient narration

Narration written by a character outside of the story who has access to all information in the story. This mode

of narration does not use “I,” “you,” or “we.”

Sources

Edgar Allan Poe, “The Cask of Amontillado.” From “First Project Gutenberg Collection of Edgar Allan Poe,” http
://www.gutenberg.org/

Edgar Allan Poe, excerpt from “The Fall of the House of Usher.” From “The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume
2,” http://www.gutenberg.org/.