The narrative tense or narrative time determines the grammatical tense of the story; whether in the past, present, or future.
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Famous quotes containing the words narrative and/or time:
“We have defined a story as a narrative of events arranged in their time-sequence. A plot is also a narrative of events, the emphasis falling on causality. The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and then the queen died of grief is a plot. The time sequence is preserved, but the sense of causality overshadows it.”
—E.M. (Edward Morgan)
“Every time I hear that word, I cringe. Fun! I think its disgusting; its just running around. Its not my idea of pleasure.”
—Vivienne Westwood (b. 1941)