The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; a recital of certain events, usually in chronological order; rehearsal.
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; a narrative; story; history.
That part of a discourse which recites the time, manner, or consequences of an action, or simply states the facts connected with the subject.
Narration is writing that tells a story. The act of telling a story in speech is also called narration. A narrative poem tells a story in verse. Fictional narratives are novels and short stories.
The telling of a story and the information supplied to the audience by a voice coming from off screen who may or may not be a character in the story.
The off-screen commentary for a film; often referred to as "voice-over."
A rhetorical strategy that recounts a sequence of events, usually in chronological order.
Relating a story to illustrate a point (can be used in an essay). Who is the narrator? From whose point of view are you getting the story? First Person - "I want to tell about my mom." Second Person - "You think you know what life's about. Then you get out of bed." Third Person - "He walked away from her then, smoking a cigarette." N.B. Short stories have a narrator, a voice outside the story or a character in the story, who is telling the story. In essays, the author may use narration, anecdote, or dialogue from his or her actual experiences, in order to make a point.
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"
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"
Writing that relates an event or a series of events; a story. Narration can be imaginary, as in a short story or novel; or factual, as in a newspaper account or a work of history. See Description, Exposition, Persuasion
Use for the speaker presenting an informative or explanatory account accompanying a production, supplying the audience with objective descriptions of an act, occurrence, or course of events, often off-camera. Use for the speaker who relates information in a production directly rather than through a character's dialogue; often employed in documentary- type productions. Use for commentary or commentator, announcer, etc.
The telling of a series of events, real or invented. A narration may be either a simple narrative, in which the events are recounted chronologically, or a narrative with a plot, in which the account is given in a style reflecting the author's artistic concept of the story. Narration is sometimes used as a synonym for "storyline." The recounting of scary stories around a campfire is a form of narration.
The kind of writing or speaking that tells a story.
A type of writing that tells a story. In an essay, narration is often used to describe what happened to a person or place over a certain period of time.
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 type of writing that tells about what is happening or what has happened
is storytelling, i.e., the recounting of a series of events, arranged in a particular order and delivered by a narrator to a specific audience with a clear purpose in mind. Along with persuasion, exposition, and description, it is one of the four principal types of writing. Non sequitur
Someone who describes some action or actions pertaining to a story, film plot, or event, either on (narrator) or off the camera.
Story. A narrative essay is one in which an insight is explained or a claim is argued by telling a story. The disembodied voice telling the story is called a narrator. The narrator may (or may not) be one of the characters in the story. The narrator is not necessarily the person who writes the essay.
Discourse that tells a story.
One of the four traditional forms of composition in speech and writing, it tells a story or gives an account of something dealing with sequences of events and experiences, though not necessarily in strict order.