Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Definition
An omnipotent narrator is a narrative voice that has complete knowledge and control over all aspects of the story. This narrator can see into the minds of multiple characters and knows everything happening within the fictional world.
Related terms
Limited narrator: A narrative voice that only has access to the thoughts and experiences of one character.
Unreliable narrator: A narrative voice that may intentionally or unintentionally provide misleading or inaccurate information to readers.
Stream of consciousness: A narrative technique that presents a character's thoughts and feelings in a continuous flow without traditional sentence structure or punctuation.