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  1. account of events - WordReference Forums

    Mar 26, 2020 · As a noun, narrative refers to the story being told. It is the account of events, experiences, and details. What does "events" exactly mean in the given context?

  2. narration / narrative | WordReference Forums

    May 6, 2012 · Narration usually involves someone telling the story or, within a story, reciting events. "In the recording, James's voice lent an authoritative air to the narration of the events." …

  3. Frame story - WordReference Forums

    Aug 24, 2007 · frame story A narrative structure containing or connecting a series of otherwise unrelated tales. American Heritage® Dictionary 1. a secondary story or stories embedded in …

  4. a larger narrative - WordReference Forums

    Oct 5, 2018 · In a novel, for example, the text consists of narrative (the telling of the story, usually in the past tense) and dialogue (people speaking to each other within that story). Or the word …

  5. The "story arc" of a TV series - WordReference Forums

    Sep 26, 2017 · A story arc (also narrative arc) is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, …

  6. Through or throughout the story? - WordReference Forums

    Apr 25, 2018 · I'm describing a novel, and I want to say that the characters evolve as you read the story and reach the end. "You can see how the characters evolve through the story." OR: "You …

  7. present tense vs past tense in children's books

    Mar 18, 2020 · A narrative (a story) can use present or past tense, and can be first person (Then I opened the door) or third person (Then he opened the door). So story grammar is not the …

  8. yarn (story) - WordReference Forums

    Aug 11, 2013 · yarn 2. Informal A long, often elaborate narrative of real or fictitious adventures; an entertaining tale. So perhaps a "yarn" is characterized by length/elaborateness rather than …

  9. conditionals in a story narrated in past - WordReference Forums

    Jan 28, 2020 · Do conditionals change--like tenses in the reported speech--in a story narrated in past tenses? For example: The eyes of the witnesses of the event would have fallen out if they …

  10. Frame Narrative - WordReference Forums

    Jan 7, 2009 · Hello All, I'm wondering if there's an equivalent term in Spanish for what we call in literary criticism a "frame narrative"--i.e. a story within a story, like "One Thousand and One …