Definition of Narrative Text

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

Function

To entertain people (untuk menghibur orang).

Generic Structure of Narrative Text

➪ Orientation : It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced.(berisi pengenalan tokoh, tempat dan waktu terjadinya cerita (siapa atau apa, kapan dan dimana)

➪ 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.

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.