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According to Google, Meta Fiction is;; fiction in which the author self-consciously alludes to the artificiality or literariness of a work by parodying or departing from novelistic conventions (especially naturalism) and traditional narrative techniques.
If you are like me and can not grasp that concept, I have a few examples that may or may not help you understand what Meta Fiction is. Some well known examples of meta fiction are: Vampires Suck, Stranger than Fiction, The Truman Show, and Spaceballs!.
I look at examples of Meta Fiction like this: a television show about a television show, a book about how to write a book, a country song about a country song.
** Warning, if you do not like country music, I would suggest that you stop reading now.
Blake Shelton (to the right) released an album titled Bringing Back The Sunshine on September 30th with a song called Good Country Song on it. This song is a perfect example of meta fiction, and here's why.(Here is the link for the song--- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyt4aWp_BhA and here is a link for the lyrics-- http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/blakeshelton/goodcountrysong.html)
Good Country Song is an example of meta fiction because within the lyrics of the song, it is a good country song that references and talks about what needs to be included in a good country song. Here are some examples of lyrics that are included in the song that lead audience members to believe that
Good Country Song is an example of Meta Fiction.
I'm talking bout a good country song
Makes you smile, makes you hurt
Leaves you hanging on every word
A good country song
Makes you love, makes you leave
Raise some hell or hit your knees
When Blake is singing these lyrics, he is telling his audience how a good country song is supposed to make you feel when you listen to it. He talks about how it is supposed to make you smile, love, leave etc.
Yeah, it makes me think of days long gone
Miss my dad and call my mom
Run, laugh, and pray, and drink til dawn
When I hear a good country
A good old country, a good country song
When Blake is singing the lyrics above, he is referencing what a good country song is supposed to make you think of. According to Blake, he believes that good country songs are supposed to make you think of your past memories (example-- of your childhood memories).
When audience members listen to this country song by Blake Shelton, they learn that he is referencing what he believes needs to be included in a good country song. This adds to the overall learning and listening experience of the audience members because while listening to this song, they are given the chance to evaluate the lyrics in Good Country Song and see if they meet the criteria that Blake has left for his fans.
#FunFactOfTheBlog: Blake Shelton is one of my favourite artists, and I do not appreciate it when he does not tweet me back
Well, hopefully now you have a better understanding of the term meta fiction!
Stay golden,
Kaitlin
