narration

Noun

• (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth

• the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
  • his narration was hesitant
    

• a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
  • his narrative was interesting
    
  • Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  recital , yarn , narrative , story , tale