Collocations for narrative - noun
ADJ.
popular | coherent | simple, straightforward | complex, detailed | chronological, sequential | first-person, second-person, third-person
The book is written in the style of first-person narrative.
The book is written in the style of first-person narrative.
fictional, prose | film | historical | biblical
VERB + NARRATIVE
construct, create, develop, produce
It''s difficult to construct a narrative out of a series of fast-moving events.
It''s difficult to construct a narrative out of a series of fast-moving events.
interrupt
The author interrupts her narrative to tell us that the idea for the book had not been well received.
The author interrupts her narrative to tell us that the idea for the book had not been well received.
NARRATIVE + VERB
be based on sth
NARRATIVE + NOUN
form, style, technique | framework, structure | flow
interruptions to the narrative flow
interruptions to the narrative flow
content | passage, sequence, text
PREP.
in a/the ~
events in the narrative
events in the narrative