| narration(noun, report, account, story, novel) |
| news item(expression, report, account, novel, news) |
| nonfiction(literature, report, account, novel, news) |
| novelette(noun, story, tale) |
| novella(noun, story, tale) |
| old chestnut(noun, expression, dull, dullness, commonplace) |
| old saw(expression, report, account, novel, news) |
| old story(noun, expression, dull, dullness, commonplace) |
| one-act(noun, performance, show, hit, production) |
| overused(noun, commonplace, saying, chestnut, corn) |
| overused saying(expression, dull, dullness, commonplace, tag) |
| page-turner(noun, anxiety, confusion, doubt, uncertainty) |
| prosaicism(noun, dull, dullness, commonplace, tag) |
| prosaism(commonplace, saying, chestnut, corn, overused) |
| proverb(noun, dull, dullness, commonplace, tag) |
| recital(noun, feature, show, report, account) |
| record(report, account, novel, news, tale) |
| relation(report, account, novel, news, tale) |
| report(noun, account, story, novel, news) |
| romance(report, account, fantasy, story, book) |