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/ˌmɛt.ə.daɪ.ɪˈd͡ʒɛt.ɪk/ · adjective
(narratology) Pertaining to a secondary narrative embedded within the primary narrative (a story within a story)..
A particularly striking example appears in Hawthorne's next romance, The House of the Seven Gables, in which Chapter 13 consists entirely of a metadiegetic narrative entitled "Alice Pyncheon," composed and read by the diegetic character Holgrave.
The diegetic and metadiegetic aspects of the Joker's use of music also persist. Prince's "Trust" features diegetically in the festival parade as the Joker rides on his birthday-cake float, while the Straussian waltz reappears metadiegetically in the cue "Waltz," for the battle between Batman and the Joker's henchman as the Joker waltzes with a semiconscious Vicki in the background. This, and his comment, "shall we dance?" to Batman just before the cue starts again positions this as music that the Joker has control cover: it is more than simply heard in his head.
Sound effects are often enlisted to externalize a characters' inner thoughts, nightmares, hallucinations, dreams, or wishes. We might hear, for example, the laughter of a child as a woman picks up a doll from childhood. This gives the scene a surreal feeling. This effect is often called meta-diegetic.
Use metadiegetic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Metadiegetic means (narratology) Pertaining to a secondary narrative embedded within the primary narrative (a story within a story)..
Common synonyms include hypodiegetic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A particularly striking example appears in Hawthorne's next romance, The House of the Seven Gables, in which Chapter 13 consists entirely of a metadiegetic narrative entitled "Alice Pyncheon," composed and read by the diegetic character Holgrave.
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