NARRATIVE TEXT

Name : Alfiana
Muhafisah
Class : X MIPA B
Absent : 03
What the Narrative
Text???

Narrative Text is a kind of

text to retell the story that
past tense. The purpose of
the text is to entertain or to
amuse the readers or
listeners about the story

Sources : http://britishcourse.com/narrative-text-definition-purposes-
generic-structures-language-features.php
https://www.scribd.com/doc/79570122/What-is-Narrative-Text
The Characteristics / Language Feature of Narrative
Text :

 Past tense (killed, drunk)

 Adverb of time (once upon a time, one day,
etc)
 Time conjunction (when, then, suddenly, etc)
 Specific character. The character of the story
is spesific, not general
 Action verbs. A verb that shows an action.
(killed, dug, walked, etc)
 Direct speech. It is to make the story lively.
(Snow white said, “my name is Snow
White”).Sources
The: http://britishcourse.com/narrative-text-definition-purposes-
direct speech uses present tense.
generic-structures-language-features.php
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Generic Structure
 Orientation

It is about the opening paragraph

where the characters of the story are
introduced
 Complication

Tells the problems of the story and

how the main characters solve them
 Resolution

Where the problems in the story is

solved for better or event worse
both can be happening
 Re-orientation

(optional) - lesson from the story. It

also called coda Sources : http://britishcourse.com/narrative-text-definition-purposes-
generic-structures-language-features.php
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 Kind of Narrative Text
 LEGEND : it simple a story
 FOLKTALE : a story
originating in popular culture,
which relates to on how a typically passed on by word of
place is formed mouth
 MYTHS : stories that are  PARABLES : Story that
believed by some people but illustrates one or more
the stories can not be true. It instructive lessons or
was told in an ancient principles. Parable differs from
a fable
culture to explain a practice,
 FABLES : Simple fable is a
belief, or natural occurrence.
story about animal which
E.g : the myth of “Dewi Sri” behave like human. e.g :
 FAIRY TALES : Story mousedeer and crocodile
which relate much which
magic things. E.g :
cinderella
Sources : http://britishcourse.com/narrative-text-definition-p
urposes-generic-structures-language-features.php
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 Malin Kundang
Once Upon a time, lived a
diligent boy named Malin
Kundang. He lived in the seashore
with his mother. They were very
poor, but they lived quiet and
harmonious.
One day, a big ship closed to
the beach near their village. They
asked peoples to join work in their
ship and went to the cross island.
Malin Kundang wanted to join
with them because he wanted to
improve his family’s life. But his
mother didn’t permit him. She
worried to Malin. Malin still kept
his argument…
and finally he sailed with the
bigship.Several years later, Malin Kundang
succed and he became rich trader. Then, he
came to his native village with his beatiful
wife, but his wife didn’t know Malin’s real
descent. His happy mother quickly
approached Malin and brought a plate of
village cake, Malin’s Favorite. But Malin
didn’t admit that woman as his poor mother,
and then he kicked the village cakewhich
brought by his mother until scattered.
His mother very broken heart because Malin
rebellious to her, who had growth him.
Then, his mother cursed Malin became
stone.Suddenly, the bigship which Malin’s
had was vacillated by a big storm and all of
his crewman tossed aside out. Malin
realized that was his fault that rebellious his
mother. He bowed down and became a
stone.
Let’s analyze it !!!

1. Generic Structure
 o r i e n t a t i o n : Once Upon a time, lived a diligent boy named Malin
Kundang
 c o m p l i c a t i o n : One day, a big ship closed to the beach near their
village
 r e – s o l u t i o n : His mother very broken heart because Malin
rebellious to her, who had growth him.
2. Using Action Verb in the form of Past tenses such as: lived, found,
ordered
3. Using Conjunction to sort events such as: then, when
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