NARRATIVE TEXT
Narrative text is a text which contains about story
(fiction/non fiction/tales/folktales/fables/myths/epic) and its plot consists
of climax of the story (complication) then followed by the resolution.
The narrative text short story is telling of a story or an account of
a sequence of events. One of the four traditional forms of composition (along
with description, exposition, and persuasion). Narration differs from
exposition, which can also relate a sequence of events, in that narration need
not be factual and may be written from the perspective of a character in the
text.
The purpose of the Narrative Text is to amuse, entertain and deal with actual or vicarious
experience in different ways. Narrative deal with problematic events which lead
to a crisis or turning point of some kind, which in turn finds a resolution.
The generic structure of a narrative text:
1. Orientation: Sets the scene and introduces the participants.
2. Complication: A crisis arises
3. Resolution: The crisis is resolved, for the better or for worse.
4. Re-orientation: Optinal
5. Evaluation: A stepping back to evaluate the plight
1. Orientation: Sets the scene and introduces the participants.
2. Complication: A crisis arises
3. Resolution: The crisis is resolved, for the better or for worse.
4. Re-orientation: Optinal
5. Evaluation: A stepping back to evaluate the plight
Narrative text Grammatical features:
1.
Use specific nouns such as the name of
person, place and building etc.
2.
Use adjectives which form noun phrases
3.
Use time connectives and conjunctions such as
then, before that, soon.
4.
Use adverbs and Adverbial Phrases
5.
Use action Verbs
6.
Use saying words such as said, told,
promised.
Kind of Narrative Text
Relating
to kinds of text, which student has to complete studying in high school,
narrative is a text which retells the story or previous experiences. The
purpose of the text is to entertain or amuse readers or listeners about the
story.
Narrative is basically story and within this, story telling, there are many kinds of narrative - comedy, mystery, romance, horror are some of the commoner types. A poem can also be a narrative if it tells a story rather than just describing something.
According to L. Spencer, in A Step-by-Step Guide to Narrative Writing. Rosen, 2005, In writing a narrative, an author has a chance to make his or her mark on the world by relating a story that only he or she can tell. Whether it comes from a personal experience or is one that the writer has imagined, the point of a narrative is to bring one's subject to life. By using sensory details, the five Ws and H (who, what, where, when, why, and how), and basic story structure, any subject can be made exciting
Narrative is basically story and within this, story telling, there are many kinds of narrative - comedy, mystery, romance, horror are some of the commoner types. A poem can also be a narrative if it tells a story rather than just describing something.
According to L. Spencer, in A Step-by-Step Guide to Narrative Writing. Rosen, 2005, In writing a narrative, an author has a chance to make his or her mark on the world by relating a story that only he or she can tell. Whether it comes from a personal experience or is one that the writer has imagined, the point of a narrative is to bring one's subject to life. By using sensory details, the five Ws and H (who, what, where, when, why, and how), and basic story structure, any subject can be made exciting
Common forms of narrative text which are studied in high school are:
Legend
What is legend? A legend is a narrative of human actions that are perceived
both by teller and listeners to take place within human history. Typically, a
legend is a short, traditional and historicized narrative performed in a
conversational mode. Some define legend as folktale. The example of legend in
narrative text are
·
Sangkuriang
Fable
What is fabel? A fabel is a short allegorical narrative making a moral point, traditionally by means of animal characters who speak and act like human beings. The example of fable in narrative text are:
What is fabel? A fabel is a short allegorical narrative making a moral point, traditionally by means of animal characters who speak and act like human beings. The example of fable in narrative text are:
·
Mousedeer and
crocodile.
·
The Ants and the
Grasshopper
Fairy
tale
What is fairy tale? According to Wikipedia, fairy tale is an English language term for a type of short narrative corresponding to the French phrase "conte de fée". A fairy tale typically features such folkloric characters as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. The example of fairy tale in narrative text are:
What is fairy tale? According to Wikipedia, fairy tale is an English language term for a type of short narrative corresponding to the French phrase "conte de fée". A fairy tale typically features such folkloric characters as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. The example of fairy tale in narrative text are:
·
Cinderella
·
Pinocchio
·
Beauty and the
beast
·
The story of
Rapunzel
Science
fiction
What is science fiction? According to Basil Davenport. 1955, Science fiction is fiction based upon some imagined development of science, or upon the extrapolation of a tendency in society. Science fiction is that class of prose narrative treating of a situation that could not arise in the world we know. Some examples of science fiction are:
What is science fiction? According to Basil Davenport. 1955, Science fiction is fiction based upon some imagined development of science, or upon the extrapolation of a tendency in society. Science fiction is that class of prose narrative treating of a situation that could not arise in the world we know. Some examples of science fiction are:
·
To the Moon from the Earth by Jules Verne
·
Starship Trooper
by Robert Heinlein
·
A Space Odyssey by
Arthur C. Clarke
Example of Narrative Text:
CINDERELLA
Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Cinderella. She lived with her
step mother and two step sisters.
The step mother
and sisters were conceited and bad tempered. They treated Cinderella very
badly. Her step mother made Cinderella do the hardest works in the house; such
as scrubbing the floor, cleaning the pot and pan and preparing the food for the
family. The two step sisters, on the other hand, did not work about the house.
Their mother gave them many handsome dresses to wear.
One day, the two step sister received an invitation to the ball that the king’s son was going to give at the palace. They were excited about this and spent so much time choosing the dresses they would wear. At last, the day of the ball came, and away went the sisters to it. Cinderella could not help crying after they had left.
“Why are crying, Cinderella?” a voice asked. She looked up and saw her fairy godmother standing beside her, “because I want so much to go to the ball” said Cinderella. “Well” said the godmother,”you’ve been such a cheerful, hardworking, uncomplaining girl that I am going to see that you do go to the ball”.
Magically, the fairy godmother changed a pumpkin into a fine coach and mice into a coachman and two footmen. Her godmother tapped Cinderella’s raged dress with her wand, and it became a beautiful ball gown. Then she gave her a pair of pretty glass slippers. “Now, Cinderella”, she said; “You must leave before midnight”. Then away she drove in her beautiful coach.
Cinderella was having a wonderfully good time. She danced again and again with the king’s son. Suddenly the clock began to strike twelve, she ran toward the door as quickly as she could. In her hurry, one of her glass slipper was left behind.
A few days later, the king’ son proclaimed that he would marry the girl whose feet fitted the glass slipper. Her step sisters tried on the slipper but it was too small for them, no matter how hard they squeezed their toes into it. In the end, the king’s page let Cinderella try on the slipper. She stuck out her foot and the page slipped the slipper on. It fitted perfectly.
Finally, she was driven to the palace. The king’s son was overjoyed to see her again. They were married and live happily ever after.
Generic Structure of Cinderella's Story
Orientation: it means to introduce the participants or the characters of the story
with the time and place set. Orientation actually exists in every text type
though it has different term. In this story, the first paragraph is clearly
seen to introduce the participants of the Cinderella Story. They were
Cinderella her self as the main character of the story, her step mother which
treated Cinderella badly, and her steps sister which supported her mother to
make Cinderella was treated very badly. Cinderella was introduced as a hero in
this story. She struggled against the bad treatment from her step mother and
sisters.
Complication: it is such the crisis of the story. If there is not the crisis, the story is not a narrative text. In a long story, the complication appears in several situations. It means that some time there is more then one complication. In this Cinderella story, we can see clearly that there are Major Complication and Minor Complication.
Complication: it is such the crisis of the story. If there is not the crisis, the story is not a narrative text. In a long story, the complication appears in several situations. It means that some time there is more then one complication. In this Cinderella story, we can see clearly that there are Major Complication and Minor Complication.
The second paragraph is the major complication of this
Cinderella story. Cinderella got bad treatment from her stepmother. It is the
bad crisis which drives into several minor complications which Cinderella has
to overcome.
Resolution: it is the final series of the events which happen in the story. The resolution can be good or bad. The point is that it has been accomplished by the characters. Like complication, there are Major Resolution and Minor Resolution.
In the last paragraph, it is said that finally Cinderella lived happily. It is the happy resolution of the bad treatment.
Resolution: it is the final series of the events which happen in the story. The resolution can be good or bad. The point is that it has been accomplished by the characters. Like complication, there are Major Resolution and Minor Resolution.
In the last paragraph, it is said that finally Cinderella lived happily. It is the happy resolution of the bad treatment.
Another
example of Narrative Text:
The Legend of Nyi Loro Kidul
The domain of Nyi Loro Kidul, the legendary
queen of the South Seas, is Parangtritis in Central Java. Her hair is green and
full of shells and seaweed, and, she holds court over sea nymphs and other
creatures of the deep. She is venerated and feared by the Javanese. In fact,
they never wear the colour green when entering the sea for fear of offending
Nyi Loro Kidul whose hair is green!.
‘The legend of Nyi Roro Kidul herself is very popular. Before turning into a nymph,Nyai Roro Kidul was a young princess named Dewi Kandita, the daughter of King Mundangwangi and his first wife. The popularity of Dewi Kandita and her mother Dewi Rembulan was beyond doubt. They were known for their beauty, kindness and friendliness, and people loved them.
‘The legend of Nyi Roro Kidul herself is very popular. Before turning into a nymph,Nyai Roro Kidul was a young princess named Dewi Kandita, the daughter of King Mundangwangi and his first wife. The popularity of Dewi Kandita and her mother Dewi Rembulan was beyond doubt. They were known for their beauty, kindness and friendliness, and people loved them.
However, the misery of their lives began when
Dewi Mutiara, another wife of King Mundangwangi, known locally as selir, became
green with envy and grew ambitions to become the first wife, thereby deserving
full affection and attention from the king.
Dewi Mutiara’s dream came true when one day
she bore the son that the king had long been yearning for. Through the
assistance of a witch, Dewi Mutiara made the king’s wives Dewi Rembulan and
Dewi Kandita suffer from ’strange’ disease, with their bodies covered with scabies
that created the odour of fish. The disease led them to be sent into exile in
the forest where later Dewi Rembulan died. After a long, hard and helpless
journey, the scabies-covered Dewi Kandita eventually arrived at a beach where
she met a young, handsome man who promised to cure her illness.
At the request of the young man, Dewi Kandita
chased after him as he ran along the beach. When she reached the water, the man
disappeared and, to her surprise, all the scabies had disappeared but,
strangely, she could not move her legs. Half her body, from the waist down, had
turned into the body of a fish.
Since then she became a sea-nymph, and the
locals believe that Nyi Roro Kidul is the manifestation of Dewi Kandita’
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