Introduction
NARATIVE TEXT
Definition of Narrative Text
Narrative text is a type of text in English to tell a story that has a series of connected chronological events. The purpose of this text is to entertain the reader about a story or stories.
Types of Narrative Text
-Narrative text can be imaginary or factual.
-Fairy tale
-Mystery
-Science fiction
-Romance
-Horror
-Fable
-Myths and legends
-History
-Slice of life
-Personal experience
Narrative Text Features
Using Action Verbs in Past Tenses.
Using certain nouns as personal pronouns.
Using adjectives that form a noun phrase.
Using Conjunctions to order events
Narrative Text Structure
Orientation
Orientation or commonly referred to as the introduction, contains about who, when, where a story is set.
Complications
Complication tells the story of the beginning of the problem that causes the peak of the problem or what is commonly called the climax. This section usually involves the main character of the story.
ResolutionThis part is the end of the story or a solution to the problem that occurs. Problems can be solved for better or worse which will make the story have a happy ending or vice versa.
Re-orientationSection is the closing of a story that is optional. Re-orientation can contain moral lessons, suggestions or teachings from the author
True Friends
Once upon a time, there were two close friends who were walking through the forest together. They knew that anything dangerous can happen any time in the forest. So they promised each other that they would always be together in any case of danger.
Suddenly, they saw a large bear getting closer toward them. One of them climbed a nearby tree at once. But unfortunately the other one did not know how to climb up the tree. So being led by his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless and pretended to be a dead man.
The bear came near the one who was lying on the ground. It smelt in his ears, and slowly left the place because the bears do not want to touch the dead creatures. After that, the friend on the tree came down and asked his friend that was on the ground, “Friend, what did the bear whisper into your ears?” The other friend replied, “Just now the bear advised me not to believe a false friend”.