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Ode vs Narrative - What's the difference?

ode | narrative |

As nouns the difference between ode and narrative

is that ode is sister while narrative is the systematic recitation of an event or series of events.

As an adjective narrative is

telling a story.

ode

English

(wikipedia ode)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.
  • Ode on a Grecian Urn —Keats

    Anagrams

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    narrative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Telling a story.
  • Overly talkative; garrulous.
  • * (and other bibliographic details) (Alexander Pope)
  • But wise through time, and narrative with age.
  • Of or relating to narration.
  • the narrative thrust of a film

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
  • That which is narrated.
  • A representation of an event or story.
  • * '>citation
  • Derived terms

    * antenarrative * antinarrative * metanarrative