narration

use of a written or spoken commentary to convey a story to an audience
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narration

Summary

narration is a rhetorical mode[1]. narration draws 10,054 Wikipedia views per month (rhetorical_mode category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • narration's instance of is recorded as rhetorical mode[3].
  • narration is a type of communication[4].
  • narration's has characteristic is recorded as narrative mode[5].
  • narration's different from is recorded as narration[6].
  • narration's different from is recorded as narrative[7].
  • narration's different from is recorded as storytelling[8].
  • narration's practiced by is recorded as narrator[9].
  • narration's practiced by is recorded as writer[10].
  • narration's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Narration[11].
  • narration's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Narration[12].

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Definition and Type

narration's instance of is recorded as rhetorical mode[3]. narration is a type of communication[4].

Why It Matters

narration draws 10,054 Wikipedia views per month (rhetorical_mode category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] narration has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] narration is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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MLA “narration.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 2 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/narration.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_narration_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{narration}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/narration}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'da', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'gl', 'gn', 'is', 'it',
    J-global id → 200906072200423523
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7783]]: 200906072200423523, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/262211395|Narration (#262211395)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7507|J-GLOBAL te"
  2. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → u0003087-vypraveni
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: u0003087-vypraveni, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → narration, narrative, storytelling
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Narration
    Subclass of → communication
    Instance of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6895, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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