diegetic vs telling

diegetic

adj
  • Of or relating to diegesis. 

  • (of film music) Occurring as part of the action (rather than as background), and able to be heard by the film's characters. 

telling

adj
  • Revealing information; bearing significance. 

  • Having force, or having a marked effect; weighty, effective. 

  • Serving to convince. 

noun
  • The act of narration. 

  • The disclosure of information. 

  • Ability to determine. 

How often have the words diegetic and telling occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )