(rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant
The process through which the plot conveys or withholds story information The narration can be more or less restricted to character knowledge and more or less deep in presenting characters mental perceptions and thoughts
a pattern of essay development: a story told of a past event in which the teller makes a point clear by relating in detail something that has happened (usually) to him/her
generally; the means by which plot reveals story; specifically (as a technical term), a voice-over commentary used in news and documentary features; see also exposition, confrontation, commentary, plot, story, voice-over
That which is related; the relation in words or writing of the particulars of any transaction or event, or of any series of transactions or events; story; history
That which is narrated or recounted; an orderly recital of the details and particulars of some transaction or event, or of a series of transactions or events; a story or narrative
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"
Story; according to the narrative paradigm, symbolic actions (words and/or deeds) that have sequence and meaning for those who live, create, or interpret them