subject matter vs narrative

narrative vs subject matter

subject matter and narrative both are nouns.

subject matter is not an adjective while narrative is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
subject matter	Yes	No	No	No
narrative	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, narrative is a hyponym of subject matter; that is, narrative is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than subject matter:

subject matter: content communicating a message; what something is about
narrative: 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

Other hyponyms of subject matter include body, corker, reminder, petition, postulation, request, memorial, latent content, subject, theme, topic, aside, digression, divagation, excursus, parenthesis, import, meaning, significance, signification, bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, drivel, garbage, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, refusal, info, information, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction, guidance, commitment, dedication, approval, commendation, disapproval, respects, discourtesy, disrespect, insertion, interpolation, statement, statement, humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness, opinion, view, direction, instruction, proposal, offer, offering, entry, submission, narration, story, tale, packaging, promo, promotion, promotional material, publicity, sensationalism, shocker.

subject matter (noun)	narrative (noun)
content communicating a message; what something is about	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

subject matter (adjective)	narrative (adjective)
	consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story

Difference between subject matter and narrative

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