Narrative Text

·       Definition

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.

·        The generic structure of Narrative text :

1.  Orientation :

It set the scene and introduce the participants (it answers the question : who, when, what, and where).

2.  Complication :

Tells the problems of the story and how the main characters solve them.

3.  Resolution :

The crisis is revolved, for better or worse.

4.  Re-orientation :

The ending of the story.

5.  Evaluation :

The stepping back to evaluate the story or the moral message of the story

·        Linguistic features :

1.       Use active verbs.

2.       Use past tense.

3.       Use conjunction.

4.       The first person (I or We) or the third person (He, She, or They).

5.       Use specific nouns.

6.       Use adjective and adverbs

        Kind of Narrative text :

1.       Legend : Sangkuriang, Malin Kundang, etc.

2.       Fable : Mousedeer and crocodile.

3.       Fairy tale : Cinderella, Snow white, Pinocchio, etc.

4.       Science fiction

·        Example

“The Legend of Karimunjava Island”

Once upon a time in muria mountain, there lived the family of sunan muria. Amir hasan or called as Sunan Nyamplungan is the son of sunan muria. He was very spoiled by his mother. Because of that, he became a naughty boy. 

Then his father, sunan muria asked him to study in kudus. He studied Islamic religion to his uncle, sunan kudus. After some time, he became an obedient young man. Sunan muria was very proud of him. 

One day, sunan muria asked Amir hasan to go to somewhere to spread Islamic religion. His father asked him to go to an Island that could be seen from muria mountain. It was on the west - north of Jepara. This island seemed to be fade (kremun-kremun in javanese). And from that time, people called the island as karimunjava island. 

Amir hasan followed by his mate went to karimunjava island. They sailed to the island day and night carefully and finally they reached the island. Then they did what his father said. Amir hasan and his people lived in the island ever after.