Meaning of psychonarrative | Babel Free

Definitions

Pertaining to the psychonarration technique, where the narrator describes a character's internal mental states, such as thoughts or emotions, without directly quoting them.

Examples

“If we include psychonarrative episodes that are not directly to do with speech, i.e. instances where the narrator describes how a saint or devotee has the right emotions in their heart as a way of exhibiting their sincere faith more generally, examples become frequent.”

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