Narrative Text

NARRATIVE TEXT

Definition

A narrative is a story or description of a series of events. These events generally occur in the past. contains imaginary stories, fairy tales, or true stories that have been exaggerated.

Narrative text type

There are many types of narrative text. The following are the types of narrative text: 

fairy stories, mysteries, science fiction, romances, horror stories, adventure stories, fables, myths and legends, historical narratives, ballads, slice of life, personal experience.

Purpose

To entertain, amuse or instruct the reader

Generic Structure

1. Orientation

(Introduction) in which the characters, setting, and story time are set. Who usually answers the question? when? where? For example: Once upon a time, there was a wolf that lived in the forest.

2. Complication or problem

Tells the beginning of the problem that caused the crisis (climax).

3. Resolution

The end of the story is in the form of a solution to the problem.

4. Reorientation/Coda

is a closing statement and is optional. Can contain moral lessons, suggestions or teachings from the author.

Example

Duck and Turtle

Two ducks who lived in a big lake had a friend who was a turtle. One year there was a very little rain and the lake began to dry up. One of the ducks said to the other, “Soon, there’ll be no water in this lake. Let’s go and look for lake.”

“Yes, answered the second duck, “But first let’s say good bye to our friend, the turtle.”

When they told the turtle they were going to leave, he said, “I’ll die here without any water and without any friends. Take me with you.”

“The ducks answered, “We can’t. We are going to fly, and you have no wings.”

“The turtle thought for a minute and then said, “please wait here.”

Then he went away and found a strong, straight stick. He brought it back to his friends, put the middle of it in his mouth and said, “Now if each of you takes me one end of the stick in your mouth, you can lift me up and carry me with you.”

“ That is dangerous,” said the ducks, “if you try to talk while we’re carrying you through the air, you won’t be able to hold the stick, so you’ll fall down along way and break your shell.”

“all right,” answered the turtle, “I promise not to talk while we’re in the air. So the ducks took the stick and flew away, with the turtle between them. All went well until they were flying over a town. Then some people saw them and shouted, “Look, those ducks are carrying a cat!” The turtle got very angry, “A cat? I’m not …” he said, but he did not get any further, because when he opened his mouth, the stick came out of his mouth and the poor turtle fell to the ground.

Conclusion

Narrative text can be concluded that narrative text is a text that contains stories (fiction / non-fiction/fairy tales/folklore/fairy tales/myths/epics) and plots consisting of the climax of the story (complications) then followed by a resolution.

QnA

1. What is the purpose of Narrative Text?

a. To tell the past event

b. To describe a particular thing

c. To entertain the reader

d. To notice someone

2. What is the social function of the narrative text?

a. to tell stories or past events and entertain the readers.

b. to tell stories or future events and share with the readers.

c. to tell stories or past events and inform the readers.

d. to tell stories or present events and inform the readers.

3. What is the dominant structure used in the narrative text ?

a. Simple Present Tense

b. Simple Past Tense

c. Present Continuous Tense

d. Passive Voice

4. The Old Man and The Durian Tree

A long time ago lived an old man whose age was over 80 years old. The old man was planting a durian tree when he was observed by a neighbour. (A durian is a thorny fruit with a very pungent smell. It is known as the King of Fruits and is very popular in South-east Asia).

The neighbour asked the old man, ”Do you expect to eat durian from that tree? The durian tree will take about 8 to 10 years to bear fruit.”

The old man rested smilingly on his spade. He said, ”No, at my age I know, I won’t. All my life, I have been enjoying durians, but never from a tree which I have planted before. I wouldn’t have had durians if other men have not done like

what I am doing now. I am just trying to pay the other men who have planted durians for me.” No wonder, he looked so happy.

We should be givers first and getters second in everything we do. We will not only get what we want but we will be really happy in the end. Because we need to sow first before we can reap.

“Do you expect to eat durians from that tree?” the word “expect” means...

a. enjoy

b. need

c. hope

d. want

5. What is complication of the text?

a. Where the problems in the story developed.

b. Where the problems in the story is solved.

c. Where the story is began.

d. Where the story is ended.