"Fiction is the form of any narrative work that deals with events that are not factual, but rather imaginary"; this means, invented by the author. ... Metafiction employs techniques to draw attention to itself as a work of art, while, at the same time, it exposes the truth of a story. ... In other words, in this kind of work an author writes (this process is called 'outer narrative'") about a narrator who is telling a story ("inner narrative"). This is precisely known as "self-reflexive fiction"," in which the very techniques of writing fiction become the subject matter of the narrat...

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The effect of casualness is achieved mainly through the tone of the narrative: the use of the present tense in the opening lines, and short sentences like "No undergrowth". ... The cyclic pattern of the narrative gives a structural framework to the story in which very little actually happens. ... Even though "Drover's Wife- is set in one setting, Lawson uses techniques like anecdotes to capture audience's attentions. ... Henry Lawson uses many techniques in his short stories to captivate the reader's attention. ... In the short story, "Joe Wilson Courtship- by Henry Lawson, th...

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By employing the use of an omniscient and often intrusive narrator, Forster commands a narrative technique characteristic of Victorian realism; however, the interjection of free indirect discourse within the narrative shows a desire to move away from tradition, a characteristic we would associate with the emergence of modernism; therefore, we can assume that through the ambiguous nature of the narrative form, we are exposed to the authors unease with, and conflicting ideas towards the threat of modernity, not just aesthetically, but within the context of how such dramatic cultural and social u...

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According to van Gorp , a short story is a single-episode narrative with a limited number of characters. ... (p64) As Mrs Chapman has suggested, Carver prefers the first person narrative to an omniscient narrative voice. ... Mrs Chapman asserts that there is no narrative presence telling the reader what to think about the situation. ... Story-telling As Miss Van de Perre has suggested, Carver uses the technique of the frame story in "Fat". ... The author uses this technique in order to create another perspective on the events, to create a sense of detachment and to increase the emotion...

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The narrative frame is no longer provided with "a god", which implies that is no longer governed by "the rule". ... He may inference that Douglas has altered the original manuscript "in old faded ink and in the most beautiful hand", or that the narrator in "the Prologue" is not telling the truth when explaining: "let me say here distinctly, to have done with it, that this narrative, from an exact transcript of my own made much later, is what I shall presently give". ... Then follow the technique of postponing and of ambiguity: "he had broken a thickness of ice, the formation of many a winter; ...

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Conflict Has Many Meanings Conflict has many meanings composers uses a variety of different techniques to represent different conflict in their texts, this is shown in the prose fiction "The catcher in the Rye" by J.D Salinger, the short story "Tri" by Frances Echin, the film "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" directed by Peter Jackson and the film, "Dead Poets Society" by Peter Weir. ... Salinger uses two important techniques to highlight the conflict in this film, one is the first person narrative form. ... Another technique Salinger uses is the reparative contrast betwe...

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The author employs various techniques to make the story more interesting and to captivate the readers. ... But when he understands how sinister Heathcliff is, the narrative tone becomes darker. ... Emily Bronte employs a number of literary techniques in her novel to heighten the attitude of the characters or to intensify the meaning of the events happening. ...

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He is careful not to create a mechanistic narrative, removing long discourse and making effective use of interrupting the plot with the use of asides. ... For example, there are many literary devices used in Holes' such as, irony, symbolism, humour, euphemisms, metaphors, and the use of mystery and the techniques used to convey warnings or clues to the reader. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He is careful not to create a mechanistic narrative, removing long discourse and making effective use of interrupting the plot with the use of asides. ... For example, there are many literary devices used in Holes' such as, irony, symbolism, humour, euphemisms, metaphors, and the use of mystery and the techniques used to convey warnings or clues to the reader. ...

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Forster's techniques in this novel allow the reader to stay fully engaged and ask many questions before reaching the end of the novel. The narrative technique of psychonarration helps the reader understand how Mr. ...

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Analysis of Truman Capote and his Writing Style and Techniques Truman Capote's innovative and controversial techniques earned him celebrity status and fame as a professional author. ... The narrative deals with these concerns, and to that extent that is what the novel is about." ...

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