Which term describes a narrator who reveals thoughts of all characters but is a character in the story?

Which term describes a narrator who reveals thoughts of all characters but is a character in the story?

• A. Third Person Omniscient
• B. First Person Omniscient
• C. Third Person Limited
• D. First Person Limited

Answer: (B)

Think about who is telling the story and how much they know. An omniscient narrator knows the inner thoughts of every character. If that narrator is also a character within the story and tells the story from a first-person “I” perspective, you have a first-person omniscient narrator. That combination exactly fits someone who is inside the story yet can reveal the thoughts of all characters. The other possibilities don’t match. A third-person omniscient narrator is outside the story, though all-knowing. A third-person limited narrator is also outside the story and knows only one character’s thoughts. A first-person limited narrator speaks as one character and only shares that character’s thoughts and perceptions.

Think about who is telling the story and how much they know. An omniscient narrator knows the inner thoughts of every character. If that narrator is also a character within the story and tells the story from a first-person “I” perspective, you have a first-person omniscient narrator. That combination exactly fits someone who is inside the story yet can reveal the thoughts of all characters.

The other possibilities don’t match. A third-person omniscient narrator is outside the story, though all-knowing. A third-person limited narrator is also outside the story and knows only one character’s thoughts. A first-person limited narrator speaks as one character and only shares that character’s thoughts and perceptions.