Asynonym for narrative writing would be

ordering
debating
explaining
storytelling

Does anyone know the answer to the question?

Excerpt from jane eyre charlotte bronte 2 i was glad of it: i never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons: dreadful to me was the coming home in the raw twilight, with nipped fingers and toes, and a heart saddened by the chidings of bessie, the nurse, and humbled by the consciousness of my physical inferiority to eliza, john, and georgiana reed.

Which tense allows for an event that began in the past to carry into the present moment in time