Metareference
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Metareference is a noun meaning A technique in metafiction whereby a character displays awareness of being part of a dramatic work.
Meaning
A technique in metafiction whereby a character displays awareness of being part of a dramatic work.
Example Sentences
The poem's second line, for example, concludes with the lament "but my nerves. Lord these pensive endings." The latter can be read as a play on words, as in "nerve endings"; as a metareference to the end of that particular line; or even against the very end of the poem itself: "the darkness now confronts me . . ."
Word Forms
- metareferences
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include metafiction, metatheatre, meta-awareness, metadrama, metaawareness, metareflection.
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