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    A narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain people.

    Orientation: the opening paragraph of the characters. Who, when, where, what
    Complication: where the problems in the story developed. Why?
    Resolution: where the problems in the story is solved. How? It can be sad ending or happy
    ending.

    The characteristic/ language featueres


    Past tense (killed, drunk, etc)
    Adverb of time (once upon a time, one day, long time ago)
    Time conjunction (when, then, suddenly, etc)
    Specific character. The character of the stiry is specific, not general.
    Action verb. A verb shows an action
    Direct speech. It is to make the story lively. Use present tense.

    One day a rabbit was boasting about how fast he could run. He was laughing at the turtle for
    being so slow.

    Much to the rabbit’s surprise, the turtle challenged him to a race. The rabbit thought this was
    a good joke and accepted the challenge. The fox was to be the umpire of the race. As the race
    began, the rabbit raced way ahead of the turtle, just like everyone thought.

    The rabbit got to the halfway point and could not see the turtle anywhere. He was hot and
    tired and decided to stop and take a short nap. All this time the turtle kept walking step by
    step by step. He never quit no matter how hot or tired he got. He just kept going.

    However, the rabbit slept longer than he had thought and woke up. He could not see the turtle
    anywhere! He went at full-speed to the finish line but found the turtle there waiting for him.
    Common forms of narrative text which are studied in high school are:
    Legend
    What is legend? A legend is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and
    listeners to take place within human history. Typically, a legend is a short, traditional and
    historicized narrative performed in a conversational mode. Some define legend as folktale.
    The example of legend in narrative text are

     Sangkuriang
     Malin Kundang
     The legend of Tangkuban Perahu
     The story of Toba lake

    Fable
    What is fable? A fable is a short allegorical narrative making a moral point, traditionally by
    means of animal characters who speak and act like human beings. The example of fable in
    narrative text are:

     Mousedeer and crocodile.


     The Ants and the Grasshopper
     The smartest parrot
     The story of monkey and crocodile

    Fairy-tale
    What is fairy tale? According to Wikipedia, fairy tale is an English language term for a type
    of short narrative corresponding to the French phrase "conte de fée". A fairy tale typically
    features such folkloric characters as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes,
    and usually magic or enchantments. The example of fairy tale in narrative text are:

     Cinderella
     Snow white
     Pinocchio
     Beauty and the beast
     The story of Rapunzel

    Science fiction
    What is science fiction? According to Basil Davenport. 1955, Science fiction is fiction based
    upon some imagined development of science, or upon the extrapolation of a tendency in
    society. Science fiction is that class of prose narrative treating of a situation that could not
    arise in the world we know. Some examples of science fiction are:

     To the Moon from the Earth by Jules Verne


     Star ship Trooper by Robert Heinlein
     A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clark

    Source : http://understanding-text.blogspot.com/2011/03/kinds-of-narrative.html

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