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second person point of view

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Definition: In second person point of view, the narrator tells the story to another character using "you," so that the story is being told through the addressee's point of view. Second person is the least commonly used POV in fiction, though there are a few examples. Many of the stories in Lorrie Moore's book "Self-Help" are written in the second person, as is Tom Robbins's "Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas," which begins: "The day the stock market falls out of bed and breaks its back is the worst day of your life. Or so you think. It isn't the worst day of your life, but you think it is."
Examples:
Choose Your Own Adventure Books are told from the second person point of view, as are many computer games.
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