levels of narration

Question 1

extradiegetic narrator

Answer 1

a narrator whose story constitutes the major narrative level (level 1 = diegetic). He remains superior to the story he tells.

Question 2

intradiegetic narrator

Answer 2

the narrator tells a story which is embedded in the main story. It is on a secondary level (level 2 = hypodiegetic

Question 3

diegetic level

Answer 3

level of the main story

Question 4

hypodiegetic level

Answer 4

sublevel in the main story. A character tells a story within the main story