Narrative Text
Narrative text is a kind of text to
retell the story that past tense. The purpose of the text is to entertain or to
amuse the readers or listeners about the story.
Function:
- To entertain the readers.
- To teach or inform.
- To change social opinion.
The generic
structure of Narrative text :
- Orientation :
It set the
scene and introduce the participants (it answers the question : who, when,
what, and where).
2. Complication :
Tells the
problems of the story and how the main characters solve them.
3. Resolution :
The crisis
is revolved, for better or worse.
4. Re-orientation :
The ending
of the story.
5. Evaluation :
The stepping
back to evaluate the story or the moral message of the story
Linguistic features :
1. Use
active verbs.
2. Use past
tense.
3. Use
conjunction.
4. The first
person (I or We) or the third person (He, She, or They).
5. Use
specific nouns.
6. Use
adjective and adverbs
Kind of Narrative text :
1. Legend :
Sangkuriang, Malin Kundang, etc.
2. Fable :
Mousedeer and crocodile.
3. Fairy
tale : Cinderella, Snow white, Pinocchio, etc.
4. Science
fiction
