Exposition vs Commentary - What's the difference?
exposition | commentary |
The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.
The act of declaring]] or [[describe, describing something through either speech or writing.
(obsolete) The act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place.
(writing) An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail.
(writing) An opening section in fiction, including novel, play, and movie, by which background information about the characters, events, or setting is conveyed.
(music) The opening section of a fugue; the opening section of a movement in sonata form
The action of putting something out to public view; for example in a display or show.
A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.
A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum; -- usually in the plural; as, Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War.
An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.
As nouns the difference between exposition and commentary
is that exposition is the action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight while commentary is a series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.exposition
English
(wikipedia exposition)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
From (etyl)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* expositional * expositionarySee also
* explanation * exegesis ----commentary
Noun
(commentaries)- This letter . . . was published by him with a severe commentary . -(Henry Hallam).