answersLogoWhite

0

The term used is omniscient, meaning "all knowing."

This type of view allows the author to examine the history and setting of a story, and the thoughts and motivations of the characters.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about English Language Arts

How is a limited third-person narrator different from an omniscient narrator?

A third-person limited narrator has insight into only one character, while a third-person omniscient narrator has insight into all the characters.


What does limited mean in literature?

If you mean limited omniscient:Omniscient and Limited Omniscient Points of ViewA narrator who knows everything about all the characters is all knowing, or omniscient.A narrator whose knowledge is limited to one character, either major or minor, has a limited omniscient point of view.


What is ominiscient?

Omniscience is the characteristic of knowing everything. In the performance or literature, an omniscient narrator is one who knows everything that is going on in the story, such as things about peoples lives, what is going on in the world, etc.


What is the definition omniscent character?

"Omniscient" means "knowing everything" (omni = all; scient = knowing). Usually a story does not have a character who knows everything (unless the character is God or someone with supernatural powers, like Merlin), but many stories have an omniscient narrator. Sometimes the narrator of a story doesn't know everything. For example, the narrator of "Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There" says, "Alice did not venture to ask him what he paid them with, and so you see I can't tell you." However, other narrators do know everything, including what all the characters are thinking, and what happens in times and places that the characters have never seen. These are omniscient narrators.


How do you define omniscience?

[Correction of first answer: omniscient is "all-knowing"; omnipotent is "all-powerful"] Objective omniscient means the story is told in third-person, and the narrator knows everything, including characters' thoughts. The narrator often also has information unknown to the characters.

Related Questions

Which is the point of view of a narrator who knows everything?

The point of view of a narrator who knows everything is called omniscient. This type of narrator has insight into the thoughts and feelings of all characters in the story and can provide information beyond what any individual character knows.


How does the narrator use time to tell the story?

because the narrator knows everything that is happening


Which is the term for a narrator who knows everything about a story?

3rd Person Omniscient


Which type of narrator knows only information about other characters?

A limited omniscient narrator knows only information about other characters, not the thoughts or feelings of all characters. They have restricted access to the inner lives of characters, allowing readers to gain insight into the story from a particular character's perspective.


Who is the narrator of the story the man of the house a world of prose?

The narrator of the story "The Man of the House" is an omniscient third-person narrator. This means that the narrator is not a character in the story, but rather an outside observer who knows and sees everything happening in the story.


Who is the narrator of the novel Children of the corn by Stephen King?

The narrator of the novel "Children of the Corn" by Stephen King is an omniscient third-person narrator. This means that the narrator knows and sees everything that is happening in the story, allowing readers to have insight into the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters.


What is third person omnicent?

Third person omniscient is a the point of view of the narrarator who is not involved in the plot of the novel. This narrarator is " omniscient " meaning he knows everything: all character thoughts, personalities, ect.


How is a limited third-person narrator different from an omniscient narrator?

A third-person limited narrator has insight into only one character, while a third-person omniscient narrator has insight into all the characters.


What is an omnipotent person?

A person (or narrator in a novel) who knows everything.


A narrator knows what only one character in a story sees feels thinks or knows a narrator knows what all characters in a story see feel think or know?

omniscient; limited


How does a third person omniscient differ from a third person limited narrator?

Third person limited is where the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one person while all the other characters are viewed externally. Third person omniscient is when the narrator knows the thought and feelings of more than one character.


What is the literary term for a fish-hawk which secure in the topmost branches of a dead pine had been a distant spectator of the fray?

The literary term for this description is "omniscient narrator." This means the narrator knows and sees everything that is happening in the story, even if the characters are not aware of it.