Which point of view is all-knowing about characters' thoughts and feelings?

• A. Third Person Omniscient
• B. Third Person Limited
• C. First Person
• D. Second Person

Answer: (A)

When we think about narrators and how much of a character’s inner life they reveal, the key idea is access to multiple minds. An all-knowing narrator isn’t a character in the story and can move in and out of any character’s thoughts and feelings, sharing inner states, motives, and private reactions as events unfold. This broad, outside perspective is what we call third person omniscient.

That makes it the best answer here because it explicitly describes a narrator who knows what everyone is thinking and feeling, not just one character or the narrator themselves. By contrast, a third person limited centers on one character’s inner experiences, so the reader doesn’t get direct access to other characters’ thoughts. First person uses “I” and confines the narration to that one person’s point of view, unable to reveal other characters’ private thoughts as fully. Second person speaks to the reader as “you,” guiding actions or choices rather than presenting the internal states of multiple characters.