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Self-insertion

Self-insertion is a literary device in which the author writes themselves into the story under the guise of, or from the perspective of, a fictional character (see author surrogate). The character, overtly or otherwise, behaves like, has the personality of, and may even be described as physically resembling the author or reader of the work.

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Self-insertion

Nodes62
Edges61
Triples6
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032258
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related to Literary forms · 4
Self-insertion → Many, Similar, The, While
is a · 2
Self-insertion → inserted self-portrait, literary device in which the author writes themselves into the story under the guise of

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Self-insertionis aliterary device in which the author writes themselves into the story under the guise of0.90text
Self-insertionis ainserted self-portrait0.90text
Self-insertionrelated to Literary formsSimilar0.60section
Self-insertionrelated to Literary formsMany0.60section
Self-insertionrelated to Literary formsThe0.60section
Self-insertionrelated to Literary formsWhile0.60section

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