Narrative Text

Narrative text is text to entertain, to gain, and hold readers interest. It’s usually like a fable, myth, legend, folklore, etc. However narrative can be also written to teach or inform, to change attitudes/social opinion. Narrative is a text focusing specific participants. It’s social function is to tell stories or past events and entertain the readers.

Language Features of Narrative    :
^ Using processes verbs
^ Using temporal conjunction
^ Using simple past tense

Genetic structure of narrative  :

Orientation     : Introducing the participants and                               informing the Time and place.

Complication : Describing the rising crises which the participants have to do with.

Resolution      : Showing the way of participants to solve the crises, better or worse.

Kind of Narrative Text :

·       Legend            : Sangkuriang, Malin Kundang etc

·       Fable               : Mousedeer and Crocodile

·       Fairy Tale        : Cinderalla, Snow White, Pinocchio etc

·       Science Fiction