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Description: - discourse intended to give a mental image of something experienced - a statement or account giving the characteristics of someone or something Narrative: - something th...
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> [Description](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/description): > - discourse intended to give a mental image of something experienced > - a statement or account giving the characteristics of someone or something > > [Narrative](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narrative): > - something that is narrated : STORY, ACCOUNT > - the representation in art of an event or story Your essay will use both, but focus on the description, because that's what your assignment calls for. Your telling the tale creates a narrator, but the narrator is not your focus. **Description is the evoking of images. Narration is the process by which you evoke the images and tell the story.**