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narration

n. (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth

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fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle

n. a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"

ballad, lay

n. a narrative poem of popular origin

rhyme, rime

n. correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

description, verbal description

n. a statement that represents something in words

explanation

n. the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible; "I heard his explanation of the accident"

summarization, summarisation

n. the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly

parable

n. (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son"

legend, fable

n. a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

fiction

n. a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

epic poem, heroic poem, epic, epos

n. a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

myth

n. a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people

saga

n. a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account

fantasy, phantasy

n. fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies"

history, account, chronicle, story

n. a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"

novel

n. an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

statement, financial statement

n. a document showing credits and debits

composition, paper, report, theme

n. an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"

version

n. manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)

chronology

n. a record of events in the order of their occurrence

report card, report

n. a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment; "his father signed his report card"

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