1. A written or spoken account of an act, occurrence or course of events
   "his narrative was interesting";
   - narration, story, tale
    
2. A particular way of explaining or understanding events
   "Politicians often try to control the narrative surrounding controversial issues"
    
3. The descriptive part of a text (rather than dialogue)
   "The novel's rich narrative transported readers to 19th century London"

1. Consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
   "narrative poetry"

Derived forms: narratives

See also: communicative, communicatory

Type of: content, message, subject matter, substance

Encyclopedia: Narrative