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. 

> Narrative text has three elements or parts :
   1. The orientation:

introduces main characters in a setting of place and time. It tells about : the story’s setting , the time when the story happens, and the main characters of the story.

   2. The complications:

tells the problems of the story and how the main characters solve them. Series of events ( It includes situations, activities, or events that lead to the climax or complication. )

   3. The Resolution:

 tells the ending of the story (The complication or problem is solved here. It shows the end of the story, usually a happy ending ).

   A narrative text uses the simple past tense. 

 

> Common forms of narrative text which are studied in high school are :

   O 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
• Malin Kundang
• The Legend Of Tangkuban Perahu
• The Story Of Toba Lake

  O Fable

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

 O 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
• Snow White
• Pinocchio
• Beauty and the beast
• The story of Rapunzel

 O 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
• Star ship Trooper by Robert Heinlein
• A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

 O Another Kind of Narrative Text

• Historical
• Adventure
• Horror
• Contemporary (e.g. personal experience)
• Mystery
• Romantic