narrative structure

noun

The structural framework that underlies the order and manner in which a narrative is presented to a reader, listener, or viewer.

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Meanings

nounnarrative structure (plural narrative structures)

plural narrative structures

  1. human sciencesThe structural framework that underlies the order and manner in which a narrative is presented to a reader, listener, or viewer.
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