How do you use Metafiction in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Metafiction meaning
A form of self-referential literature concerned with the art and devices of fiction itself.
Using Metafiction
- The main meaning on this page is: A form of self-referential literature concerned with the art and devices of fiction itself.
- In the example corpus, metafiction often appears in combinations such as: of metafiction, metafiction in.
Context around Metafiction
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Metafiction
- In this selection, "metafiction" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, quiet and associated stand out and add context to how "metafiction" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a quiet metafiction about telling and analysis of metafiction in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "metafiction" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with metafiction
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Jerry is one of many examples of metafiction in the show. (11 words)
Because this is a metafiction where a beautiful narrative is supposed to atone for a terrible deed. (17 words)
Themes and styles Wallace's fiction is often concerned with moving beyond the irony and metafiction associated with postmodernism. (19 words)
The film offers many Charlie Kaufman–esque twists and turns, piling on layers of metafiction while bringing in the magnetic actor Adam Pearson (and the star of Schimberg’s last movie) as a rival performer who begins to drive Edward mad. (41 words)
Some have attributed this piece of metafiction as one component of the "Sorriso ariostesco" or Ariosto's smile, the wry sense of humor that Ariosto adds to the text. (29 words)
A film consisting of the beginnings of three different genre tales, a metafiction, a remake, and the ending of another story may feel like a storytelling gimmick. (27 words)
Example sentences (8)
What emerges is something special — a polyvocal novel, an essay on inherited trauma and a quiet metafiction about telling stories we don’t own.
The film offers many Charlie Kaufman–esque twists and turns, piling on layers of metafiction while bringing in the magnetic actor Adam Pearson (and the star of Schimberg’s last movie) as a rival performer who begins to drive Edward mad.
A film consisting of the beginnings of three different genre tales, a metafiction, a remake, and the ending of another story may feel like a storytelling gimmick.
Because this is a metafiction where a beautiful narrative is supposed to atone for a terrible deed.
Borges' analysis of metafiction in the essay " When Fiction Lives in Fiction " deals extensively with the teleological nature of false documents.
Jerry is one of many examples of metafiction in the show.
Some have attributed this piece of metafiction as one component of the "Sorriso ariostesco" or Ariosto's smile, the wry sense of humor that Ariosto adds to the text.
Themes and styles Wallace's fiction is often concerned with moving beyond the irony and metafiction associated with postmodernism.
Common combinations with metafiction
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of metafiction 4×
- metafiction in 2×