I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ popular
▪ compelling
▪ coherent
▪ simple , straightforward
▪ complex , detailed
▪ chronological , linear , sequential
▪ first-person , third-person
▪
The book is written in the style of first-person ~.
▪ autobiographical , personal
▪
He provides a compelling personal ~ of his life.
▪ fictional , prose
▪ film
▪ traditional
▪
The movie has a very traditional linear ~.
▪ biblical , historical
▪ dominant
▪
the dominant ~ of the Cold War
▪ grand , master ( esp. AmE )
▪
the grand ~s of history
VERB + NARRATIVE
▪ construct , create , develop , produce , weave ( esp. AmE ), write
▪
It's difficult to construct a ~ out of a series of fast-moving events.
▪
She has woven a strong personal ~ filled with lively anecdotes.
▪ interrupt
▪
The author interrupts her ~ to tell us that the idea for the book had not been well received.
▪ offer , present , provide
▪
This book offers no coherent ~ of the American Civil War.
▪ weave sth into
▪
The author weaves into this ~ many entertaining historical facts.
NARRATIVE + VERB
▪ be based on sth
NARRATIVE + NOUN
▪ form , style , technique
▪ framework , structure
▪ flow , thread
▪
interruptions to the ~ flow
▪ content
▪ passage , sequence , text
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
events in the ~
II.
adj.
Narrative is used with these nouns: ↑ ballet , ↑ closure , ↑ coherence , ↑ continuity , ↑ convention , ↑ drive , ↑ flow , ↑ poem , ↑ poetry , ↑ structure , ↑ style , ↑ technique , ↑ thread , ↑ thrust , ↑ verdict