Third-person omniscient: A narrative perspective in which an external narrator has access to the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters.
How to apply it: Analyze how omniscient narration allows the reader to compare characters' inner lives and recognize irony.
Course: AP English Literature · Unit: Short Fiction I
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