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Stream of Consciousness

Stream of Consciousness: A style that renders a character's thoughts as they occur - associative, unpunctuated, mid-flow.

Stream of consciousness trades grammar for fidelity: the sentence behaves like a mind, so the reader experiences thinking rather than its tidy report.

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A style that renders a character's thoughts as they occur - associative, unpunctuated, mid-flow.

"...and yes I said yes I will Yes."

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Stream of Consciousness: common questions

What is stream of consciousness in literature?

A style that renders a character's thoughts as they occur - associative, unpunctuated, mid-flow. Stream of consciousness trades grammar for fidelity: the sentence behaves like a mind, so the reader experiences thinking rather than its tidy report.

What is an example of stream of consciousness?

A classic example is "...and yes I said yes I will Yes." (Ulysses, James Joyce).

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