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Exposition (narrative)
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<p>Narrative exposition, now often simply exposition, is the insertion of background information within a <a href="/facts/Narrative/RIVoxJpV">story or narrative</a>. This information can be about the <a href="/facts/Setting_(narrative)/ztLdHBCl">setting</a>, characters' <a href="/facts/Backstory/m5D1J32l">backstories</a>, prior plot events, historical context, etc. In literature, exposition appears in the form of <a href="/facts/Expository_writing/kHWvGer3">expository writing</a> embedded within the narrative. </p>