Monday, November 19, 2007

Q 8

8. What is “indirect discourse”? What do you imagine “free indirect discourse” to be? Notice throughout the point of view through which Austen constructs her novel.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Indirect discourse is the form of the third person, past tense narration. Free indirect discourse is indirect narration of what someone thought or said, yet the opinionated perspective of a particular character ( the way the character would talk) resounds in the wording of the third-person narration.

Anonymous said...

Indirect discourse is when something is thought, and then the thought is shared with someone else, that is not taken as a fact. (A quoted quotation) And free indirect discourse is a style of third person narration.(past tense)

Erin Trapp said...

good--let's have some examples of when you can "feel" the narration taking place through someone's perspective? can this happen through anyone, or is it usually particular people?