narratively
From plot perspective
Narratively means in terms of narrative or storytelling.
A film might be narratively complex but visually simple, or a novel might succeed narratively while failing in other respects.
The word describes how something functions as a story—its plot, structure, or manner of telling: The documentary works narratively even when the facts are thin.
In temporal order
- linearlyIn straight progression
- progressivelyIn increasing stages
- structurallyConcerning load-bearing design
- episodicallyHappening in distinct segments
timeline · pacing · arc · progression · development · continuity · transition · flashback
Storyline or land parcel
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- conflictOpposition between parties
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
backstory · subplot · twist · genre · theme · moral · dialogue · characterization
Vivid descriptive language
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- motifRecurring thematic element
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- simileComparison via "as"
allusion · personification · figurative · prose · diction · atmosphere · tone · scene-setting
To a wondrous extent
- mythicallyAs legends would describe
- allegoricallyIn symbolic narrative form
- fictionallyIn invented narrative form
- inventivelyWith creative novelty
whimsically · surreally · legendarily · fabulously · world-building · escapism · dreamlike · epic
In memory-summoning manner
- poignantlyIn moving manner
- dramaticallyIn a striking manner
- lyricallyIn a songlike way
- vividlyWith intense clarity
eloquently · compellingly · movingly · emotionally · powerfully · touchingly · captivating · engagingly
chronologically
In temporal order
- linearlyIn straight progression
- progressivelyIn increasing stages
- structurallyConcerning load-bearing design
episodically · timeline · pacing · arc · progression · development · continuity · transition · flashback · foreshadowing
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- conflictOpposition between parties
resolution · backstory · subplot · twist · genre · theme · moral · dialogue · characterization · setting
imagery
Vivid descriptive language
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- motifRecurring thematic element
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
simile · allusion · personification · figurative · prose · diction · atmosphere · tone · scene-setting · detail
fantastically
To a wondrous extent
- mythicallyAs legends would describe
- allegoricallyIn symbolic narrative form
- fictionallyIn invented narrative form
inventively · whimsically · surreally · legendarily · fabulously · world-building · escapism · dreamlike · epic · adventure
evocatively
In memory-summoning manner
- poignantlyIn moving manner
- dramaticallyIn a striking manner
- lyricallyIn a songlike way
vividly · eloquently · compellingly · movingly · emotionally · powerfully · touchingly · captivating · engagingly · artfully
narrativelyanalytically
By careful systematic reasoning
argumentatively · statistically · diagrammatically · schematically · taxonomically
narrativelyfragmentarily
In incomplete portions
disjointedly · randomly · chaotically · disconnectedly · incoherently
narrativelyvisually
By means of sight
aurally · graphically · pictorially · abstractly · diagrammatically
- narrative poemStory told in verse
- personal narrativeSelf-told life account
- first-person narrativesStories told as "I"
- change the narrative
- narrative arcStory's overall shape
- narrative voiceWho speaks the story