Stream of Consciousness
Literary Devices
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📝 Quick Definition
Narrative technique that depicts character's continuous flow of thoughts
📚 Detailed Explanation
Stream of consciousness is a narrative technique that presents a character's thoughts and feelings as they occur, in a continuous, often seemingly chaotic flow. It mimics how the mind actually works.
💡 Example
Used extensively in James Joyce's Ulysses and Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway.
⚠️ Common Mistake/Confusion
Not just first-person narration—must show unfiltered thought flow.
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📌 Notes/Source
Associated with modernist literature.