Young Generations Lack Interest in

Reading of Folklore
NARRATIVE TEXT
Definition of narrative text

 Narrative text is a kind of text to retell

the imaginative or factual story that
past tense
The purpose of Narrative text
To entertain To amuse the
the readers readers

To teach moral To change social

value opinion
Generic Structure of Narrative text
Complication : tells the problem of the
Orientation : it set the scene and story and how the main characters solve
introduce the participants (it them. This part include situation,
answer the questions who, where, activities, or events that lead problem to
when, and what) the climax. It shows when the crisis
arise.

Resolution : the crisis is resolved for

better or worse. It shows the end of
the story, usually a happy ending
 Language Features of Narrative text
Specific character : Use time connective
Cinderella, Snow white and conjunction:
Use of adjectives : nice, however, although etc
diligent, etc
Use adverb of time :
once upon a time, one
day
Use of past tense : Aji
Use direct speech: Saka went to the
Snow white said “My Kingdom
name is Snow white”

Use of action verbs :

Use saying and thinking
stood, explained,
verbs : told, realized,
provided, etc
etc
Genre of Narrative text

Fable

Myth

Legend

Folktale

Fairytales
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