diegeticStatus

P61040
predicate

Indicates the relationship between an element and the narrative world, specifying whether it exists within the story’s reality (perceivable by characters) or outside it (only for the audience).

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
diegeticUse 9
diegetic 7
diegeticLevel 1

Sample triples (90)

Subject Object
Dorothy Vallens’s apartment indoor private space
Kurtz’s Cambodian compound outside official U.S. military jurisdiction
Brian O'Blivion deceased during most of the film
Kansas (fictional setting of the film) real world within the film’s story
The Lullaby League / The Lollipop Guild (sequence participation) true via predicate surface "diegetic"
Lucy non-speaking character
Not Penny's Boat in-universe written message
Narrator
surface form: Narrator (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
outside the story world
Mendl’s pastries (fictional brand)
surface form: Mendl’s pastries
well-known brand within the film’s world
Society of the Crossed Keys exists only within the film’s fiction
Gordy's Home show-within-a-film
Star Lasso Experience in-universe commercial attraction
New York City (fictional setting of film) diegetic location
Ramsdale, New Hampshire (fictional town)
surface form: Ramsdale, New Hampshire
fictional location
Tony Hastings fictional character inside Edward Sheffield’s manuscript via predicate surface "diegeticLevel"
A Reason to Love existsWithinTheFictionalWorldOfNurseBetty
Francis both character and storyteller
Tyler Williams (in Waves)
surface form: Tyler Williams (Waves)
on-screen character
Vidiian language native tongue of the Vidiians
Arcadia Oaks clock tower public municipal building in the story world
Sally's Song diegetic song
Tenenbaum family house in New York City family residence
Tenenbaum family house in New York City site of key plot revelations
Land of the Living primary narrative world
Penny
surface form: Penny (Dr. Horrible)
non-superpowered character
Ali living character at end of film but physically vulnerable
Peter Falk (character) human
Virginia (within the film’s ending) off-screen location
Come Little Children sung on-screen by a character via predicate surface "diegeticUse"
Victory Project simulation apparatus hidden technology within the story world
Remember Sammy Jankis in‑universe reminder
Chorus
surface form: Chorus (Henry V)
outside the main action
Victory Project secret project to most residents
Murray Franklin Show in-universe television program
monorail system (Jurassic World) in-universe public transit system
Jacob Singer veteran
Spahn Ranch (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) communal living space for the Manson Family via predicate surface "diegeticUse"
Spahn Ranch (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) place where horses are kept and rented via predicate surface "diegeticUse"
Be Our Guest (Beauty and the Beast Broadway musical number) diegetic musical number within the story
Cleaver (fictional film in The Sopranos)
surface form: Cleaver
fictional film existing within The Sopranos narrative world