hypodiegetic

== English == === Etymology === From hypo- +‎ diegetic. === Adjective === hypodiegetic (comparative more hypodiegetic, superlative most hypodiegetic) (narratology) Pertaining to a secondary narrative embedded within the primary narrative (a story within a story). ==== Usage notes ==== The secondary narrative can be a story told by a character within the main story or it can take the form of a dream, nightmare, hallucination, imaginary or other fantasy element. ==== Synonyms ==== metadiegetic