The term 'Free Indirect Discourse' is often used alongside stream of consciousness to describe a style where:
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Correct answer: A third-person narrator adopts the character's tone and vocabulary
Free Indirect Discourse blurs the line between the narrator and the character. It allows the narrator to describe a character's internal state without using 'he thought' or 'she felt' tags.
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