PENJELASAN

NARRATIVE TEXT

Narrative text is a text presents the myths, fables, novels, and other realistic fiction stories used for entertaining the readers. Besides, the moral values can be taken .

Social Function/ Communicative Purpose  :

to amuse/entertain the readers

The main Generic structure of the Narrative text :

1. Orientation

=> The first paragraph presents the story plot ( background ) include where the story takes a place, when the story happens, and who are involved in the story.

2. Complication  

=> the further paragraph, depicts the occurred and developed problem . The problem will be more complicated based on the story given. This complication is created to evoke the reader’s mood. It is the main part of the fiction either drama or narrative.  

3. Resolution  

=> This paragraph gives the conclusion from whole of the ending story whether happy or sad and even give the suspended summary based on the readers's point of view.

4. Coda

=> This part contains the moral values/message which is taken from the concluded story

Language feature of the narrative text

1. The using of Simple past tense  

Since the unreal situation/fake story, the simple past tense structure in the text is emphasized.

2. The using of the direct speech

In the narrative text, the conversation is often used to support the story.

3. The using of specific time related to the past  

At the beginning of the paragraph, no wonder the author  uses the time signal “Once upon a time................”  because it is the main typical of the narrative text.

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additional information about narrative text

yomemimo.com/tugas/22172898   ( example and short summary of narrative text )

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KEYWORDS = NARRATIVE TEXT DEFINITION

SUBJECT      = ENGLISH

MATERIAL     = NARRATIVE TEXT

GRADE          = JHS-SHS

CODE            = 5