narration

1. 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 (synset 107235754)
   "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"
   is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
   subtypes:

   • tearjerker - an excessively sentimental narrative
   • tall tale - an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story
   • folk tale, folktale - a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk
   • sob story, sob stuff - a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy
   • fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale - a story about fairies; told to amuse children
   • nursery rhyme - a tale in rhymed verse for children
   specific instances: canterbury tales - an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer
   same as: narrative, story, tale
2. The act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events (synset 107235433)
   "his narration was hesitant"
   is a type of: account, report - the act of informing by verbal report
   subtypes: recounting, relation, telling - an act of narration
   has:

   • body - the central message of a communication
   • introduction - the first section of a communication
   • close, closing, conclusion, end, ending - the last section of a communication
   same as: recital, yarn
3. (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth (synset 106408950)
   referred to in: rhetoric - study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
   is a type of: section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

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