- 叙事诗 xùshìshī narrative poemnarrative poem; epic; a type of poetry that tells a story through characters and plot
- 叙事文 xùshìwén narrativenarrative prose; a style of writing that recounts the actions or changes of people or things over a period of time
- 叙事句 xùshìjù narrative sentencea sentence that describes an event or states a fact
- 叙事曲 xùshìqǔ balladeA musical composition of a narrative or dramatic nature, often for solo voice with piano accompaniment or for piano alone.
- 叙事线 xùshìxiàn storylinenarrative thread; storyline