Narrative Text

Michael Nathaniel Dinarta XII MIPA 2 / 29
NARRATIVE TEXT
A. Theory
Narrative text is a kind of text to retell the story that past tense. Need to know that
the narrative text, in the writing and composition lecture is usually called narration,
which is one of type of text in a literary language. Usually, the narrative text contains
good stories of fiction, non-fiction stories, animal stories (fable), folktales, fairy tales,
myths, legends etc. In a simple word everything about the story is included in
narrative text. Based on those statements, we can conclude that narrative text’s
purpose is to entertain or amuse the readers or listeners about the story.
The generic structure of narrative text are:

1. Orientation
Sets the scene: where and when the story happened and introduces the participants
of the story: who and what is involved in the story.
2. Complication
Tells the beginning of the problems which leads to the crisis (climax) of the main
participants.
3. Resolution
The problem (the crisis) is resolved, either in a happy ending or in a sad (tragic)
ending
4. Re-orientation / coda
This is a closing remark to the story and it is optional. It consists of a moral lesson,
advice or teaching from the writer.
The language features of a review text are :

1. Use active verbs
It is used when the subject of the verb is doing the action.
E.g. : Jack will take the matter forward.
2. Use past tense
It is used to describe or indicate an action that began in the past.
E.g. : One upon time, a mother duck sat on her eggs.
3. Use conjuction
Conjunctions are words that link other words, phrases, or clauses together.
E.g. : The rabbit thought this was a good joke and accepted the challenge.
4. The first person (I or We) or the third person (He, She, or They)
E.g. : She felt tired of sitting on them.
5. Use specific nouns
E.g. : The little poor duckling was very unhappy.
6. Use adjective and adverbs
E.g. : "I don't think you want to know the whole story," he said wickedly.
Source : http://www.dykrullah.com/2014/01/narrative-text-definition-purposes.html
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B. Analysis
THE UGLY DUCKLING
Orientation
One upon time, a mother duck sat on her eggs. She felt tired of sitting on them.
She just wished the eggs would break out.
Several days later, she got her wish. The eggs cracked and some cute little
ducklings appeared. "Peep, peep" the little ducklings cried. "Quack, quack" their
mother greeted in return.
Complication
However the largest egg had not cracked. The mother duck sat on it for several
days. Finally, it cracked and a huge ugly duckling waddled out. The mother duck
looked at him in surprise. He was so big and very gray. He didn't look like the others
at all. He was like a turkey.
When the mother duck brought the children to the pond for their first
swimming lesson., the huge grey duckling splashed and paddled about just as nicely as
the other ducklings did. "That is not a turkey chick. He is my very own son and quite
handsome" the mother said proudly.
However, the other animals didn't agree. They hissed and made fun of him day
by day. Even his own sisters and brothers were very unkind. "You are very ugly" they
quacked.The little poor duckling was very unhappy. "I wish I looked like them" he
thought to himself.
Resolution
One day, the ugly duckling run away and hid in the bushes. The sad duckling
lived alone through the cold and snow winter. Finally the spring flowers began to
bloom. While he was swimming in the pond, he saw three large white swans
swimming toward him. "Oh, dear. these beautiful birds will laugh and peck me too" he
said to himself. But the swans did not attack him. Instead, they swam around him and
stroked him with their bills. As the ugly duckling bent his neck to speak to them, he
saw his reflection in the water. He could not believe his eyes. "I am not an ugly
duckling but a beautiful swam" he exclaimed.
He was very happy. From that day on, he swam and played with his new
friends and was happier than he had never been.
Note : Use active verbs ; Use past tense ; Use conjuction ; Use specific nouns
The first person (I or We) or the third person (He, She, or They)
Use adjective and adverbs
Michael Nathaniel Dinarta_ XII MIPA 2_Narrative Text

Source : http://helenaa23.blogspot.com/2017/10/narrative-text-ugly-duckling.html
C. Exercise
CINDRELLA
Once upon a time there was a girl name Cindrella. She lived with her bad step-
mother and two step-sisters. She had to do all the household chores.
One day the king invited all the ladies in the kingdom to go to a ball in the
palace. He wanted to find the Crown Prince a wife.
The step sisters went to the ball that night with their mother. Cindrella was left
alone. She cried because she actually wanted to go to the ball, too.
Just then a fairy godmother came. With her magic wand, she gave Cindrella a
coach two horses and footmen. She also gave Cindrella a lovely dress to wear the ball
and a pair of glass slippers. She told Cindrella to come home before midnight.
At the ball, Cindrella danced all night with the Prince. The Prince fell in love with
her. At midnight, Cindrella ran home. Unfortunately, one of her slippers slipped off at
the door. She did not have time to put it back on. The Prince was sad as he could not
find Cindrella again that night.
The next day, the Prince and his men brought along the glass slipper. They went
all over the Kingdom to search for the owner.
After searching for along time, finally, they came to Cindrella’s house. The
slipper fit her. The prince was very happy to find Cindrella again. They got married
and lived ever after.
Source : http://septian8cahyadi.blogspot.com/2014/03/contoh-text-narrative
cinderella_19.html#.XDjWZFUzbIU
Questions
1. What is the purpose of the text above?

a. To tell us how to write a story
b. To inform what happened in the past
c. To give a description of a beautiful girl
d. To retell about Cindrella’s experience / memory
e. To entertain readers with an actual, or vicarious experience
2. What was there at the palace one day?

a. A game c. A birthday party e. Glass slippers
b. A ball d. Crown part
3. Why did the king hold the event at his palace?

a. To celebrate his birthday d. To entertain his people
b. To celebrate his wedding e. To show give amusement to his guests
c. To find his crown prince a wife

4. How was the end of the story?
a. The prince married Cindrella
b. Cindrella was killed by her step mother
c. The prince turned into a horse forever
d. The king gave the kingdom to Cindrella
e. Cindrella was betrayed by the king
5. “She also gave Cindrella a lovely dress…” ( Paragraph 4). The underlined word has
the same meaning with….
a. Boring c. Polite e. Pretty
b. Honest d. Loyal

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Michael Nathaniel Dinarta XII MIPA 2 / 29

The generic structure of narrative text are:

The language features of a review text are :

Michael Nathaniel Dinarta_XII MIPA 2 / 29_Narrative Text

Michael Nathaniel Dinarta_ XII MIPA 2_Narrative Text

1. What is the purpose of the text above?

2. What was there at the palace one day?

3. Why did the king hold the event at his palace?

Michael Nathaniel Dinarta_ XII MIPA 2_Narrative Text

Michael Nathaniel Dinarta_ XII MIPA 2_Narrative Text

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