What is the definition of Point of View (POV)?

• A. The perspective from which a narrative is told
• B. The narrator is a character in the story who tells the story from their viewpoint
• C. The narrator addresses the reader directly using the pronoun "you"
• D. The narrator is outside looking in and telling the story as it unfolds

Answer: (A)

Point of View is the perspective from which a narrative is told. It determines whose eyes we see events through, what information is shared, and how much the narrator reveals about thoughts and feelings. The statement that fits best defines POV as the narrative’s perspective, the lens through which the story unfolds.

The other descriptions point to specific narrator setups—such as a narrator who is a character telling the story from their own viewpoint (a first-person voice), a narrator addressing the reader directly (second person), or a narrator who is outside looking in (a third-person external view). These are all particular ways the point of view can be rendered, but they describe cases within POV rather than defining POV itself.