first person - Definition from Longman English Dictionary Online

first person
noun

the first person

technicalSLG a form of a verb or a pronoun that is used to show that you are the speaker. For example, 'I', 'me', 'we', and 'us' are first person pronouns, and 'I am' is the first person singular of the verb 'to be' [↪ second person, third person]

2AL [singular] a way of telling a story in which the writer or speaker tells it as though they were involved in the story [↪ third person]:

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a first person narrative

in the first person

The 'Great Gatsby ' is written in the first person.

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