Narrative text is a type of text that retells a story in the past tense to entertain or amuse readers. It has an orientation that introduces characters and settings, a complication where problems arise and characters attempt solutions, a resolution where crises are solved for better or worse, and a re-orientation conclusion. Linguistic features include the use of active verbs, past tense, conjunctions, first or third person pronouns, specific nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Common types of narrative texts are legends, fables, fairy tales, folktales, short stories, dramas, classics, fantasies, adventures, science fiction, myths, and mysteries.
Narrative text is a type of text that retells a story in the past tense to entertain or amuse readers. It has an orientation that introduces characters and settings, a complication where problems arise and characters attempt solutions, a resolution where crises are solved for better or worse, and a re-orientation conclusion. Linguistic features include the use of active verbs, past tense, conjunctions, first or third person pronouns, specific nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Common types of narrative texts are legends, fables, fairy tales, folktales, short stories, dramas, classics, fantasies, adventures, science fiction, myths, and mysteries.
Narrative text is a type of text that retells a story in the past tense to entertain or amuse readers. It has an orientation that introduces characters and settings, a complication where problems arise and characters attempt solutions, a resolution where crises are solved for better or worse, and a re-orientation conclusion. Linguistic features include the use of active verbs, past tense, conjunctions, first or third person pronouns, specific nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Common types of narrative texts are legends, fables, fairy tales, folktales, short stories, dramas, classics, fantasies, adventures, science fiction, myths, and mysteries.
Narrative text is a type of text that retells a story in the past tense to entertain or amuse readers. It has an orientation that introduces characters and settings, a complication where problems arise and characters attempt solutions, a resolution where crises are solved for better or worse, and a re-orientation conclusion. Linguistic features include the use of active verbs, past tense, conjunctions, first or third person pronouns, specific nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Common types of narrative texts are legends, fables, fairy tales, folktales, short stories, dramas, classics, fantasies, adventures, science fiction, myths, and mysteries.
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NARRATIVE TEXT
BY :DILLA SISKA ANGGRAINI WHAT IS NARRATIVE TEXT?
Narrative text is a kind of text to retell the story
that past tense. The purpose of the text is toentertain 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. Maybe, happy ending or sad ending. 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 (and, then, after that, next, etc) Also Temporal conjunction, like: once upon a time, one day, long time ago, … 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 : • Legend • Fable • Fairy tale • Folktale • Short story • Real-life drama • Classic • Fantasy • Adventure • Science • Fiction • Myth • Mystery Alhamdulillah jaza kumullohu khoro