narrative writing; descriptive prose
Refers to a style of writing that narrates events or describes scenes, often contrasted with expository or argumentative writing.
This novel is written in excellent narrative prose.
We learned how to write narrative compositions in Japanese class.
Compound of 叙事 (じょじ, 'narration') + 文 (ぶん, 'writing'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally used for narrative prose.