Narrative Text

NARRATIVE TEXT

By Ali Imran

is a type of text that tells a story or a series of events in a structured sequence.

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NARRATIVE TEXT

Social Function

• To entertain or amuse the reader or listener.

• To share experiences or moral values.

• To preserve culture and traditional stories.

​Introduces the characters, time, and place of the story

Orientation

​​Complication

Shows how the problem is solved.

​​Resolution

​ Coda (Optional) Re-orientation or Moral Value – A conclusion or message from the story (not always included).

​​Ending-Coda

Generic Structure of Narrative Text

Describes the problem(s) or conflict faced by the characters.

Language Features

​1. Using Past Tense / Action Verbs (went, got, left, wrote ect)
​2. Using Adverbial of Time (once upon time, one day, ect)
​3. Using Adjetives (huge, poor, smart, ugly, beatiful ect)
​4. Using Conjuntion (then, after that, before, finally ect)
​5. Using Direct speech ( Toba said: "her mother cried and very sadness")

Kinds of Narrative text

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​1. Folktales	​8. Novel
​2. Fairytales	​9. Personal Anecdot
​3. Legends	​10. Romance
4. Fables​	​11. Fantacy
​5. Myths	​13. Science Fiction
​6. Biography	​14. Love story
​7. Short stories	​15. Personal Experience

​The Element Support in Narrative Text

​The elements of support narrative text
​1. Plot
​2. Characters
​3. Point of view
​4. Setting
​5. Style/tone
​6. Theme

Example of Narrative Text

Please Read the Narrative Below !

Please Read the Narrative Below !