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전지적 작가 시점

jeonjijeok jakga sijeom [전지적 작까 시쩜]

전지적 작가 시점으로 쓰다 · 전지적 작가 시점의 소설

omniscient (third-person) point of view

Example

전지적 작가 시점에서는 서술자가 인물의 속마음까지 알려 줘요.

In the omniscient point of view, the narrator even tells us the characters' inner thoughts.

Word parts

전 whole지 know적 -ic작 make가 expert시 see점 point

Literally 'all-knowing writer viewpoint' — the narrator knows every character's thoughts.

Good to know

Pronounced [전지적 작까 시쩜]; one of the four 시점 types taught in Korean schools.