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What techniques did Patrick White's fiction employ?

  • Metaphoric and free verse techniques

  • Naturalistic and passé composé techniques

  • Allegorical and connected speech techniques

  • Humour, florid prose, shifting narrative vantage points and stream of consciousness techniques

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Patrick White's fiction employed humour, florid prose, shifting narrative vantage points and stream of consciousness techniques. His use of humour was often satirical, and he often used it to explore social and political issues. His prose was often lyrical and poetic, and he used it to create a vivid and sensory experience for the reader.
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