non-narrative
adjective
literature,theatre & filmspecialized(alsononnarrative)uk/ˌnɒnˈnær.ə.tɪv/us/ˌnɑːnˈnær.ə.t̬ɪv/not in theformof anarrative(= astoryor adescriptionof aseriesofevents):
The non-narrativefilmwas made of aseriesofshortvignettesthatexploredthethemeofseparation.
Thebookconsists ofparagraphsof nonnarrative writinglinkedtogether,formingacohesivewhole.
She choreographsdancesthat are nonnarrative butevocative.
- Thecourseintroduceswritingstudentstoinnovative, non-narrativemodesof storytelling.
- Thecartoonisthad alongandproductivecareerpublishingsingle-panel nonnarrativecartoonsinnewspapers.
- Herversionof nonnarrativecinemauses a lot ofabstractandvisualimageryandeschewsthetraditionaldevicesofplotandcharacter.
- In her nonnarrativework, sheshowsachainofabstractdigitalimagesthatholdsthe viewer'sinterest.
Describing & telling stories
- dream sequence
- griot
- narrate
- narrative
- narrator
- omniscient narrator
- paint
- personalize
- personification
- recitation
- recite
- recount
- relate
- retell
- self-report
- spin
- storyteller
- storytelling
- teller
- world-building