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
"his narrative was interesting"
"Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"
(rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth
"The lawyer's opening was a dramatic appeal to emotion, but the true power lay in his narration where he calmly laid out every piece of evidence against the defendant."