salakirjoitus

Salakirjoitus, also known as Molière's mask or Soliloquy, is a literary device used in writing, particularly in drama and fiction. The term "salakirjoitus" originates from Finnish language, where it means "hidden writing" or "secret message". In literature, it refers to a technique where an unseen narrator or author speaks directly to the audience, rarefaction if not layering information, and often holding the voice of the time period.

Salakirjoitus is employed to provide background information, to explain characters' motivations and thoughts, and to subvert expectations by being instrumental in story crafting. This technique is also used to identify the author's opinions on the characters, adapting the message in real-time, rather than having the characters do the talking, filtering out general information in an imaginative.

It is often used in various genres and formats, such as plays, novels, and even shall-lived computer generated entertainment forms like comics. In this case, information left either in published editions or elsewhere in the work. A particular common example of salakirjoitus is through the use of asides, a common device that mainly speaks about what the speaker knows.

Salakirjoitus helps in getting rid of unprecedented levels of nonessential talk or wondering, shedding into performance-based stories in the process.