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 …