focalization.

The shaping of narrative information through a particular perceiving or knowing perspective.

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Words that belong together

• internal focalization
• shifting focalization

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The scene’s focalization restricted the reader to what she could hear.

A shift in focalization exposed the mistake without changing the events.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Singular focalization; plural focalizations. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.