narrative text

 

Definition

 Narrative Text is a type of text that tells an imaginary / fictional story with the aim of entertaining in a chronologically interrelated manner.

 As an imaginary story, Narrative Text is not necessarily true, because it is only based on the imagination of a person or group of people whose truth is not proven.

(Generic Structure)

 To make a Narrative Text, it is endeavored to contain the general structure of the Narrative Text itself, such as:

Orientation: This section contains an opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced. (Contains the place, character, and time to read the story, who and when) 

 Complications: The problem parts of the story begin to develop. (Problems start to arise or begin to occur and begin to develop)

 Resolution: The problem parts of the story begin to be resolved. The problem is resolved, either in a happy "happy ending" or a "bad ending" or bad.

 Coda / reorientation (optional): A section explaining lessons learned from the story.

 

The Characteristics / Language Feature

 The following are the linguistic elements of Narrative Text / The Characteristics / Language Feature of Narrative Text:

 Past tense: (Killed, drunk, went, won, sent, etc) (killed, drunk, left, won, sent, etc.).

 Adverb of time: (Once upon a time, today, one day, will, yesterday, later, etc) (At any time, today, one day, will, yesterday, later, etc.).

 Time conjunction: (When, then, suddenly, before, after, until, a soon as, etc) (when, then, suddenly, before, after, arrived, immediately, etc.).

The Characteristics / Language Feature

 The following are the linguistic elements of Narrative Text / The Characteristics / Language Feature of Narrative Text:

 Past tense: (Killed, drunk, went, won, sent, etc) (killed, drunk, left, won, sent, etc.).

 Adverb of time: (Once upon a time, today, one day, will, yesterday, later, etc) (At any time, today, one day, will, yesterday, later, etc.).

 Time conjunction: (When, then, suddenly, before, after, until, a soon as, etc) (when, then, suddenly, before, after, arrived, immediately, etc.).

 Specific characters / use of specific story characters, not general ones. (Cinderella, Alibaba, Snow White, Tangled, Ariel, etc.)

 Action verbs / verbs that indicate an action: (Killed, walked, wrote, stayed, dug, etc) (killed, walked, wrote, stayed, dug up, etc.)

 Read out a live speech to make the story come alive (Direct speech). (Princess said, "My name is Princess) (Princess said," My name is Princess). Live speech using the present tense.

 Saying and thinking verb: A verb that denotes utterance or reporting. (Said, told, thought, etc) (said, told, thought, etc.).

Type

 The following are several types of Narrative Text, including:

 Fable (fable): A story that tells about an animal.

 Myth (mite): This story or myth has developed a lot in society and is generally considered to be a factual story or actually happened.

 Legend (legend): A folk tale that tells how the origin of a place exists.

 Folk tale (folk tales): A story that is told from generation to generation so that it becomes a part of the community's traditions.

 Fairy tales (fairy tales): Folk stories or children's stories which contain elements of the magic / impossibility of the characters in the story and at the end contain moral messages.

 Love story: A love story emphasizes the theme of the story, which is the struggle to get love for the main character.

 Besides that, there are also other types such as: Science fiction, Horror, Mystery, History, Slice of life, Personal experience, etc.