Narrative Text

NARRATIVE TEXT

1. A.    Definition of Narrative Text

Narrative text is a story with complication or problematic events and it tries to find the resolutions to solve the problems. An important part of narrative text is the narrative mode, the set of methods used to communicate the narrative through a process narration.

1. B.     Generic Structure:

-     Orientation: sets the scene and introduces the participants

-     Evaluation: a stepping back to evaluate the plight.

-     Complication: a crisis arises

-     Resolution: the crisis is resolved, for better or for worse

-     Re-orientation: optional

1. C.    The purpose of narrative text

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

1. D.    Language features :

1.      Use active verbs.

Example: play, ran, work, help, ect

2.      Use past tense.

Example: But when they got there the boy laughed at them for their pains; there was no wolf there.

3.      Use connectives or conjunction.

Example: and, after, then, finally, etc.

4.      The first person (I or We) or the third person (He, She, or They).

Example: So he ran toward the village crying out, with all his might, “Wolf! Wolf! Come and help!

5.      Use specific nouns.

6.      Use adjective and adverbs

1. E.     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

Example:

BANDUNG BONDOWOSO AND RORO JONGGRANG

Bandung Bondowoso loved Roro Jonggrang. Unfortunately, she refused to marry him unless he could build a thousand temples in one night.

With the help of thousand of spirits, he was able to erect the temples. Before dawn he almost finished his work. To know it, Roro Jonggrang asked all girls to wake up and pound rice. All the spirits ran away because they were frightened by the sound and thought that the dawn came. Because of their running away, there was only one more temple which was not completed by Bandung Bondowoso. He was maddened by her deceit and turned her to be a temple to complete a thousand temples.

Text Analysis:

ORIENTATION

Bandung Bondowoso loved Roro Jonggrang.

COMPLICATION

Unfortunately, she refused to marry him unless he could build a thousand temples in one night.

RESOLUTION

With the help of thousand of spirits, he was able to erect the temples. Before dawn he almost finished his work. To know it, Roro Jonggrang asked all girls to wake up and pound rice. All the spirits ran away because they were frightened by the sound and thought that the dawn came.

COMPLICATION

Because of their running away, there was only one more temple which was not completed by Bandung Bondowoso.

RESOLUTION

He was maddened by her deceit and turned her to be a temple to complete a thousand temple.

Use past tense            : Bandung Bondowoso loved Roro Jonggrang

First person                : With the help of thousand of spirits, he was able to erect the temples

Conjunction                : Before dawn he almost finished his work.

Specific noun              : Bandung Bondowoso, Roro Jonggrang.