Intradiegetic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Intradiegetic is an adjective meaning Part of the narrative.
Meaning
Part of the narrative.
Example Sentences
Intradiegetic music continues to be used to very stirring effect throughout the film, especially a solo performance of the sixties folk hymn “Five Hundred Miles” sung by Croxen's daughter, […]
One well-known example of an intradiegetic narrator is Marlow in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, who recounts his African adventures to a group of men aboard a ship anchored in the Thames Estuary.
One of the most famous examples of an intradiegetic narrator is Scherezade, the narrator of the tales in Arabian Nights (1954), who does belong in the general narrative frame despite that not involving her own but other people's stories.
Synonyms for intradiegetic
Depending on context, synonyms include diegetic, in-universe.
Antonyms for intradiegetic
Common opposites include extradiegetic, out-of-universe.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include narrator, narrators, extradiegetic, metadiegetic, hypodiegetic, intradialectal.
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