narrative element

collocation in English

meaningsofnarrativeandelement

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narrative
adjective
uk
/ˈnær.ə.tɪv/us
/ˈner.ə.t̬ɪv/
telling a story or describing a series ...
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element
noun
uk
/ˈel.ɪ.mənt/us
/ˈel.ə.mənt/
a part ...
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(Definition ofnarrativeandelementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnarrative element

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There is, in essence, nonarrativeelementcontained in the ten non-figural images.
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In preliminary analyses, the mean frequencies of eachnarrativeelementwere calculated and compared across the four time points.
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However, if we compare the poems included in these publications to other poems not selected, theirnarrativeelementbecomes more apparent.
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Even when the relationships between performer, instrument and tape work at a symbolic level, anarrativeelementneeds to be added to make the work theatrical.
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In the briefest ones, thenarrativeelementis lacking.
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The staging is an orchestration of a series of independent theatrical signs by virtue of the composition, thenarrativeelement, the roles, the costumes, the music, and so forth.
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Coincidentally, both anime's fourth episodes are based on the pantsu theme as anarrativeelementalone.
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Thenarrativeelementin his sermons grew shorter with each year.
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Thenarrativeelementinvolves the main character having conversations with other characters, making choices that affect the storyline.
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Divorcing itself from anynarrativeelement, the stripped-to-the-bone abstraction places emphasis on the structural power in the music, dance and visual setting.
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