by PeggySue Wells @PeggySueWells
Fourth Person POV is characterized by the pronouns Anyone, Anybody, One, One's, Oneself, Somebody, and Someone.
In the commercial industry of professional writing, Fourth Person may be the least used point of view. This POV does little to assign responsibility or ownership for actions, opinions, or possessions.
Fourth Person POV is often labeled as First Person Plural. Both viewpoints are based in a collective. For instance, some readers categorize the novel Half by Sharon Harringan as First Person Plural and others place the story of twins as Fourth Person.
More passive than active, Fourth Person POV is difficult to use for a lengthy story. Instead, this style is more often found in short projects, how-to guidelines, and generalized explanations, instructions, and observations.
Fourth Person Examples for Writers
- Anyone can learn to play this game.
- Invite anybody to join the fun.
- One will quickly appreciate the beauty of the great outdoors.
- One's future and possibilities are as unlimited as the sun.
- This music is uplifting for others and encouraging for oneself.
- Somebody should take advantage of this opportunity before it goes away.
- These skateboards are ready to be ridden by someone.
William Faulkner used Fourth Person POV when he wrote A Rose for Emily. Similarly, Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides is penned in Fourth Person POV.
While not the most used tool in a writer's POV toolbox, Fourth Person POV is available for the right project.
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Action and adventure, romantic suspense, military romance, and cozy mystery are the page-turning novels by P.S. Wells including Chasing Sunrise, Homeless for the Holidays, and The Patent. How to live better, easier, and simpler is the focus of her nonfiction including The Ten Best Decisions A Single Mom Can Make.
PeggySue is a frequent guest with media including Focus On The Family, Family Life Today, and Christian Product Expo. She regularly teaches at conferences including Write To Publish, Taylor University Writers Conference, Kentucky Christian Writers Conference, and the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. Collaborator on multiple titles including books with Dr. Benjamin Hardy, Shemane Nugent, Pat Palau, and Pam Farrel, PeggySue is a writing coach. When not writing, she parasails, skydives, snorkels, scuba dives, rides horses, and has taken (but not passed) pilot training. Founder of SingleMomCircle.com, connect with PS Wells at WWW.PEGGYSUEWELLS.COM, on Facebook at PeggySue Wells, and LinkedIn at LINKEDIN.COM/IN/PEGGYSUEWELLS
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