noun · academic
narrative
/ˈnærətɪv/NAR·ra·tive
a spoken or written account of connected events; the way a story or argument is told
Examples
“The documentary builds a compelling narrative about migration.”
“Critical essays often analyse the narrative structure of novels.”
“She challenged the official narrative of the incident.”
Band 8 sentence
“Her article deconstructs the prevailing narrative about urban decline, showing instead how policy choices shaped neighbourhood life.”
Collocations
- narrative structure
- dominant narrative
- challenge the narrative
Word family
Common mistakes
I will tell you the story of my holiday, a simple narrative.→I will tell you the story of my holiday.
The report has a good story flow, the narrative is logical.→The report has a good narrative; it is logical.
Say it for a higher band
5story→6description→7+narrative
Synonyms
story
Easily confused
story
“The story follows three generations of the same family.”
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