third-person narrative

collocation in English

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third-person
adjective
uk
/ˈθɜːdˌpɜː.sən/us
/ˈθɝːdˌpɜ˞ː.sən/
showing that someone is speaking or writing about ...
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narrative
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈnær.ə.tɪv/us
/ˈner.ə.t̬ɪv/
a story or a description of a series ...
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(Definition ofthird-personandnarrativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In fact, they most often occur within the anonymous,third-personnarrative.
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The registral, rhythmic and harmonic restraint of the vocal line lend an aura of detachment to the voice that is in keeping with thethird-personnarrative.
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The novel is written primarily as athird-personnarrativewith minimal dialogue until the final chapter.
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They were among his last works, and the first series in which the novelist used thethird-personnarrative.
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Along with excerpts from recordings of interviews, such entries drive the story forward and provide a counterpoint to the standardthird-personnarrative.
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It is written inthird-personnarrativefrom the viewpoint of several of the key characters.
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He strives to commit all his crimes with a sense of panache, and always speaks in thethird-personnarrative.
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The form of the novel is unusual, combining first- andthird-personnarrative.
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Thethird-personnarrativecontinues more or less throughout the book.
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This novel was originally written in thethird-personnarrativestyle.
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The last three sections are traditionalthird-personnarrative.
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A writer is faced with many choices regarding the narrator of a story: first-person narrative,third-personnarrative, unreliable narrator, stream-of-consciousness writing.
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Third-person singular (he/she) is overwhelmingly the most common type ofthird-personnarrative, but there have been successful uses of the third-person plural (they).
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