na-adjective
Used in literary or academic contexts to describe works that tell a story or depict events in detail, such as epic poems or narrative prose.
彼は叙事的な詩を書くのが得意だ。
He is good at writing epic poems.
この小説は叙事的な要素が強い。
This novel has strong narrative elements.
劇的 means dramatic or theatrical, emphasizing action and conflict, whereas 叙事的 is more about narration and depiction.
Formed from 叙事 (じょじ, 'narration' or 'description') + the adjectival suffix 的 (てき, '-like' or '-ic'). The base 叙事 is a Sino-Japanese compound of 叙 (じょ, 'relate' or 'describe') and 事 (じ, 'matter' or 'event').