Narrative Text

Definition of Narrative Text

A narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain people (teks narasi adalah cerita imaginatif yang bertujuan menghibur orang).

Generic Structure of Narrative Text

• Orientation : It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced (contains an introduction to the characters, the place and time of the story, who, what, when and where).

• Complication : Where the problems in the story developed (Permasalahan muncul/mulai terjadi dan berkembang).

• Resolution : Where the problems in the story is solved. Masalah selesai, secara baik “happy ending” ataupun buruk “bad ending”.

• Coda / reorientation (optional) – lesson from the story.

Purpose of Narrative Text

• The Purpose of Narrative Text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story.

• The Characteristics/Language Feature of Narrative Text.

• Past tense (killed, drunk, etc).

• Adverb of time (Once upun a time, one day, etc).

• Time conjunction (when, then, suddenly, etc).

• Specific character. The character of the story is specific, not general. (Cinderella, Snow White, Alibaba, etc).

• Action verbs. A verb that shows an action. (killed, dug, walked, etc).

• Direct speech. It is to make the story lively. (Snow White said,”My name is Snow White). The direct speech uses present tense.