Chapter 5

Narrative Text

a. Definition
Narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain people.
b. Types of Narrative Text
There are some types of narrative text :
• Fairy tales (dongeng) : The goose with the eggs, snow white,
etc
• Folktales (Cerita rakyat) : Sangkuriang, Malin Kundang, etc
• Fabel (Cerita tentang binatang) : The ant and the dove, The ant and the
Grasshopper, etc
• Legend (Legenda) : The Legend of Banyuwangi, The
Legend of
Toba Lake
c. The Social Function of Narrative Text
Why is the text written? - To amuse
The text is written for …... - To entertain
What is the purpose of the text? - To teach us to have a good character
What is the social function of the text - To make us learn something from
the
What is the writer’s intention …. story
d. The Generic Structure of Narrative Text
• Orientation : Pengenalan Tokoh, tempat, waktu
• Complication : Masalah
• Resolution : Solusi Masalah
• Re-orientation (Optional) : Nilai-nilai moral
e. Language Features
▪ Adverb of time
✓ Once upon a time
✓ One day
✓ Long time ago
▪ Past Tense
✓ He lived in the jungle
✓ She saw a big house
▪ Specific Character
✓ Aladdin
✓ Snow white
▪ Action Verbs
✓ Killed, cried, saw
▪ Time Conjuntion
✓ Then
✓ When
▪ Direct Speech
✓ “Why are you crying my friend?”

Let’s see the example!

Adverb of time Past Tense Cinderella Specific Character

Once upon a time, lived a girl named Cinderella. She lived with her step mother and step Orientation
sisters.

Her step mother and step sisters treated her badly. One day a prince of kingdom invited all girls
to the ball. Cinderella wanted to go there, but she did not have beautiful dress. “Oh God, I don’t Complication
have dress” non

A fairy godmother helped her. She changed her dress into beautiful ones. Then Cinderella came
Resolution
to the ball. A prince fell in love with her. They got married and lived happily ever after.

Action Verb
Time Conjunction Direct Speech