Multiperspectivity

1. What is it? Multiperspectivity is when a single event or person is described by different voices. This allows differing accounts …

Magical Realism

1. What is it? Magical realism is the layering of ‘magical’ elements on top of a realistic setting. The magical …

Defamiliarization

1. What is it? Defamiliarization is a descriptive technique in which things that the reader usually takes for granted are presented …

Breaking the Fourth Wall

1. What is it? The ‘fourth wall’ is an imaginary barrier between the story and the reader. It ensures the story’s protagonists …

Author Surrogate

1. What is it? An author surrogate is a character inserted into a story to represent the author’s ideas and feelings. …

Audience Surrogate

1. What is it? An audience surrogate is a character who acts on behalf of the audience within a story. This character …

Epistolary Voice

1. What is it? The epistolary voice is constructing the narrative through documents and letters. A variety of documents can be …

Unreliable Narrator

1. What is it? An unreliable narrator is a narrator whose version of events is not 100% guaranteed to be …

Character Voice

1. What is it? Character voice is the voice – including thinking, acting and speaking – that is specific to a particular …

Stream of Consciousness

1. What is it? Stream of consciousness writing reads like a person’s continuous thoughts inside their head. It does not …