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second-person
This term functions as a technical descriptor in linguistics and literary theory. It creates an immediate bridge between the creator and the audience, shifting the focus from an external observer or a self-reflective narrator to the recipient of the communication. In narrative fiction, this choice is rare and often creates an immersive, sometimes unsettling effect by forcing the reader to inhabit the role of the character.
As a noun, the term refers to a grammatical category. While it can be used in the plural to discuss multiple instances of this grammatical person across different languages, it is most frequently treated as a singular conceptual category in linguistic analysis.
Meanings
Examples
The novel is written in the second-person perspective to make the reader feel like the protagonist.
You walk down the dark corridor and see a flickering light.
Our teacher explained that you is the primary pronoun for the second-person.
I wonder if a second-person narrative would work better for this short story.
The game uses second-person address to immerse the player in the world.
Most English verbs do not change their form for the second-person singular.
Writing in the second-person can feel very intimate or very aggressive depending on the tone.
The instructions are written in the second-person to guide the user step by step.