narrative: Meaning and Definition of

nar•ra•tive

1. a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
2. a book, literary work, etc., containing such a story.
3. the art, technique, or process of narrating: Somerset Maugham was a master of narrative.

1. consisting of or being a narrative: a narrative poem.
2. of or pertaining to narration: narrative skill.
3. representing stories or events pictorially or sculpturally:Cf.(def. 2). narrative painting.