NARRATIVE TEXT

 

Purpose And Definition Of Narrative Text

What is narrative text? Narrative text is a text that contains imaginary stories, fairy tales, or true stories that have been exaggerated. Usually there is a moral value to be learned at the end of the story. 

The purpose of this text is to entertain the reader about a story or stories written by the author and at the same time imply a moral message to be conveyed to the reader.

Types Of Narrative Text

Friends, from the many texts available, here are some types of narrative text :

1. Adventure stories

2. Fables

Stories where the characters are animals, but show human-like behavior such as talking.

3. Fairy-stories

Stories that are generally fantasy or full of magic.

4. Historical narratives

5. Horror stories

6. Legends

The story told is based on facts, but the characters don't really exist.

7 . Myth

The story tries to explain about the world and how we should react to it.

8 . Mysteries

9. Science fiction

10. Slice of life

Narrative Text Features

- The tenses used are those that show events in the past > Past Tense .

- Adverbs of time which are commonly used at the beginning of sentences, such as long time ago, once, one, once upon a time.

- There are snippets of conversation between characters.

- The use of adjectives to provide a more detailed description in the form of a phrase ( noun phrase ).

Narrative Text Structure

Friend, there are 3 frameworks of narrative text (generic structure of narrative text) when we write, namely Orientation, Complication , and Resolution. But usually there are several options when we compose a narrative text . Come on, let's discuss further.

1. Orientation

In this paragraph we introduce the core of the story, the characters/characters, the place, as well as the time of the story that we want to write, buddy.

2. Complications

In this section, we can write down the conflicts in the story to its climax. In writing a conflict there are also 4 different things, namely:

a. Physical : marked by the existence of conflict between characters physically.

b. Natural : marked by conflicts between characters and things related to natural forces.

c. Social : marked by a meeting between figures, but have different interests.

d. Psychological : characterized by a conflict within oneself between choosing good or bad things, being arrogant or humble, also being greedy or not.

3. Evaluation 

This section is optional, usually contains an insertion of an assessment or evaluation of the story or the existing conflict.

4. Resolution

Friend, in this section we can show the solution or resolution of the existing conflict. Well, the ending can be happy or sad . However, the writer can play this part by giving other problems that make the reader curious. Usually this curiosity is deliberately raised in the mystery story type .

5. Re-orientation

The last part of the narrative text is also optional, buddy. As writers, we can provide a moral message, advice, or lesson in the closing section for readers that comes from the story.  

Examples Of Narrative Text And Practice Questions

Read the text and answer the following question!

A Woman and the Wolves

A long time ago, very few people lived in the New Territories. There were only a few villages. If the people wanted to go from one village to another, they often had to pass through wild and unsafe forest.

One day, a farmer's young wife went to the next village to visit her own mother and brother. She brought along her baby son. When it was time for her to leave, her brother said “it is getting dark. Let my son, Ah Tim go with you though the forest.”

So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed behind, carrying her baby. When they were in the forest, suddenly they saw a group of wolves. They began to run to avoid the danger, but Ah Tim kicked against a stone and fell down. At once the wolves caught him. The young woman cried to the wolves, “please eat my own son instead.” Then, she put her baby son on the ground in front of the wolves and took her nephew away.

Everyone understood that this was because the woman was very good and kind. She had offered her own son's life to save her nephew.

They ran back to the house and called for help. All men in the village fetched thick sticks and went back with her into the forest. When they got there, they saw something very strange. Instead of eating the woman's baby the wolves were playing with him.

What did the villagers bring the sticks for?

A. To bring the woman' nephew

B. For the fire wood

C. As a weapon to beat the wolves

D. For building a house

E. For playing with the kid  

Discussion:

In the written text All men in the village fetched thick sticks and went back with her into the forest, so it can be concluded that the residents will use them to beat/fight the wolves.

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