Definition of Narrative Text
A narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain people
Generic Structure of Narrative Text
- Orientation : It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced
- Complication : Where the problems in the story developed.
- Resolution : Where the problems in the story is solved.
- Coda / reorientation (optional) – lesson from the story.
Purpose of Narrative Text
The Purpose of Narrative Text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story.
The Characteristics / Language Feature of Narrative Text
- Past tense (killed, drunk, etc)
- Adverb of time (Once upun a time, one day, etc)
- Time conjunction (when, then, suddenly, etc)
- Specific character. The character of the story is specific, not general. (Cinderella, Snow White, Alibaba, etc)
- Action verbs. A verb that shows an action. (killed, dug, walked, etc)
- Direct speech. It is to make the story lively. (Snow White said,”My name is Snow White). The direct speech uses present tense.
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