Narrative Text

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Definition of Narrative Text

Narrative text is one type of text that tells about a series of events chronologically and connected to each other. The nature of narrative text is imaginative or in the form of a fictional story (composition) which has the aim of entertaining the reader.

Types of Narrative Text

Fable
is a story about animals. For example, The Ugly Duckling, The Country of the Mice, A Bear and A Rabbit, The Cat and The Rat, The Greedy Monkey, A Fox and A Little Bird, The Mouse Deer and Crocodile and so on

Myth
is a myth / myth that developed in the community and is generally considered a factual story or actually happened. For example, Aji Saka and Dewata Cengkar.

legend
is a story that tells about the origin of a place. The Legend of Surabaya, The Legend of Prambanan Temple, Story of Lake Toba.

Folktale/ folklore
is a story passed down from generation to generation to become part of the community tradition. For example Malin Kundang, Golden eggs.

Fairy tales
are folk tales or children's stories that have magic in the stories told by their authors. For example Timun Mas, Tinker Bell, Tumbelina.
Examples of Short Narrative Text & Generic Structure 2Love story or love story / romance
is a story that tells (generally) the love struggle of the main character or about the love story of the characters. For example, Romeo and Juliet, I'm One of Those Fool Man.

Personal experience
is a narrative text that contains the author's personal experience.

Slice of life
is a story that contains activities or stories that occur in the daily life of the author or imaginative character. For example True friends.

Horror stories
is a type of narrative text that tells scary stories in general, such as ghosts or other astral beings.

Science fiction
is a story that tells about things related to science.
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Narrative Text Characteristics

1. Narrative text tells about a story that happened in the past.

2. Using a noun or noun to replace the word animals, people, objects in the story. For example the dwarfs, carriage and so on.

3. Usually the stories are already widely known by people and developed in the community. Examples such as The Rabbit and The Turtle, Malin Kundang and so on.

4. The elements of narrative text consist of setting time, place, story theme, character, atmosphere, conflict and resolution.

5. Arranged in a simple sequel or several complex sequels.

Narrative Text linguistic features

1. Using past tense

2. Using adverbs of time

3. Using conjunctions of time

4. Using specific characters

5. Action verbs

6. Using direct speech

7. Using saying and thinking verb

Generic Structure of Narrative Text

Orientation is the initial paragraph that contains the introduction of the characters involved in an event in the story. In addition, orientation contains the place of occurrence and the time of the story.

Complication consists of paragraphs that explain the beginning of the event or occurrence. The beginning of the incident became a series of storylines which then continued to conflict, climax and anti-climax.

Resolution is the final part of the story. As the name implies, the third structure of this narrative text contains a solution.

Re-orientation a section is the closing of a story that is optional. Re-orientation can contain moral lessons, suggestions or teachings from the author.

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Example of Narrative Text

“ The Ugly Duckling”

A little duckling was terribly unhappy because he thought he was the ugliest amongst all his brothers and sisters. They’d not play with him and titillated the poor ugly duckling. One day, he saw his reflection within the water and cried, “Nobody likes me. I’m so ugly.” He decided to go away from home and went far-off into the woods.

Deep within the forest, he saw a cottage in which there lived an old lady, her hen, and her cat. The duckling stayed with them for a few times however he was sad there and shortly left. Once the winter set in, the poor duckling nearly froze to death. A peasant took him home to his woman and kids. The poor duckling was afraid of the kids and escaped. The ugly duckling spent the winter in a very marshy lake.

Finally, spring arrived. One day, the duckling saw a gorgeous swan swimming within the lake and fell in love with her. Then again he remembered how everybody made fun of him and he bent his head down in shame. Once he saw his own reflection in the water he was astonied. He wasn’t an unsightly duckling any longer, but a handsome young swan! Now, he knew why he had looked so completely different from his brothers and sisters. “They were ducklings but I used to be a baby swan!” he said to himself. He married the gorgeous swan and lived happily ever once.

Exercises

1. Why did the baby duck decide to leave home?
A. He saw a swan.
B. He is trying to catch a kit.
C. He saw his reflection and thought nobody liked him because he was ugly.
The answer is C, the explanation is in the first paragraph, the last sentence.

2. After leaving home, where does the duckling go?
A. He goes to the hills.
B. A cottage in a deep forest.
C. He went to another village
The answer is B, the explanation is in paragraph two
first sentence.

3. Who took the ugly duckling to home after going away from cottage?
A. A peasant.
B. A hen.
C. Beautiful swan.
The answer is A, the explanation is in the second paragraph, the third sentence “A peasant took him home to his wife and children.

4. Where ugly ducklings spend the winter?
A. A cottages.
B. Marsh Pond.
C. Lake.
The answer is B, the explanation is in the last two sentences paragraph “The ugly duckling spent the winter in a marshy pond.”

5. When the ugly duckling saw a gorgeous swan?
A. Winter.
B. Summer.
C. Spring.
The answer is C, the explanation is in the last paragraph of the first sentence, “Finally, spring arrived. One day, the duckling saw a gorgeous swan swimming within the lake and fell in love with her.”

6. Why did the ugly duckling bent down and shame when he saw a gorgeous swan?
A. He remembered everyone made fun of him.
B. Because he is a duck
C. He forgot why.
The answer is A, the explanation is in the last paragraph of the third sentence "Then again he remembered how everybody made fun of him and he bent his head down in shame."

7. Why do ugly ducklings feel amazing?
A. He saw his own reflection.
B. He saw the beautiful swan.
C. He saw a flying bird.
The answer is A, the explanation is in the last paragraph of the sentence “When he saw his own reflection in the water he was astonished.”

8. Why did he call the ugly duckling?
A. He has different colors.
B. He is a swan but lives as a duck.
C. He likes beautiful swans.
The answer is B, the explanation is in the last paragraph of the sentence “They were ducklings but I was a baby swan!”

9. What the ugly duckling saw in the cottage?
A. A cat, hen and a man.
B. A hen, cat and an old woman.
C. A hen, cat and swan.
The answer is B, the explanation is in the second paragraph of the sentence “he saw a cottage in which there lived an old lady, her hen, and her cat.”

10. Why did the ugly duckling leave the peasant?
A. He was scared of his children.
B. He was scared of his wife.
C. He is happy living with the peasant.
The answer is A, the explanation is in the second paragraph of the sentence "The poor duckling was afraid of the kids and escaped"

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