streams of consciousness

stream of consciousness

n. pl. streams of consciousness

1. A literary technique that presents the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur.

2. Psychology The conscious experience of an individual regarded as a continuous, flowing series of images and ideas running through the mind.

stream of consciousness

n

1. (Psychology) Psychol the continuous flow of ideas, thoughts, and feelings forming the content of an individual's consciousness. The term was originated by William James

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms)

a.  a literary technique that reveals the flow of thoughts and feelings of characters through long passages of soliloquy

b.  (as modifier) a stream-of-consciousness novel