Perspectives - Postmodernism key terms 7

1. Metafiction - fiction that draws attention to and directly comments upon its status as fiction
2. Intertextuality - Intertextuality is the shaping of a text's meaning by another text. It is the interconnection between similar or related works of literature that reflect and influence an audience's interpretation of the text.
3. Mise-en-abyme - Mise en abyme is a formal technique of placing a copy of an image within itself, often in a way that suggests an infinitely recurring sequence. In film theory and literary theory, it refers to the technique of inserting a story within a story.
4. The 4th wall - Is a performance convention in which an invisible, imagined wall separates actors from the audience. While the audience can see through this "wall", the convention assumes, the actors act as if they cannot.