Question

What is metafiction?|

the act of telling a story becomes part of the story
literature that is part true and part false
when an author begins a story in the middle of the storyline
D
literature that appears as fiction but is actually non-fiction

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Metafiction refers to fiction that self-consciously draws attention to its own fictional nature. It is a genre of literature in which the author deliberately blurs the lines between fiction and reality or addresses the nature of storytelling itself. In metafiction, the act of telling a story becomes part of the story, often breaking the fourth wall and acknowledging the reader or the author's own role in shaping the narrative. It can include elements such as characters becoming aware that they are in a work of fiction, the author inserting themselves into the story, or the story commenting on its own fictional construction. Metafiction challenges traditional notions of storytelling and encourages readers to question the nature of truth, reality, and the act of writing itself.