NARRATIVE TEXT

By :Listya Puspasari (23)Siti Farida (38)

DEFINITION

Narrative text is a story with

complication or problematic events

and it tries to find the resolutions to solve

the problems.

• Narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain people.

• Narrative text is a spoken or written account of connected events, a story.

• Narrative text is narrated part of a literary work, as distinct from dialogue.

• Narrative text is the practice or art or narration.

PURPOSE

To amuse or entertain the readers with actual or imaginary experiences in

difference ways. Narrative always deal with some problems which lead to the

climax and them turn into a solution to the problem

STRUCTURE

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

Complication

•Tells the beginning of the problems which leads to the crisis (climax) of the main participants

Resolution

•The problem (the crisis) is resolved, either in a happy ending or in a sad (tragic) ending

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•Optional

Using part action verb

Example : Climbed, Turned, Brought, etc.

• Using dialogue to elicit an emotional response from the reader

• Using Past Tense• Using of variety of simple,

compound and complex sentences

Using adjectives which are for noun phrase

Example :Long black, hair, two

red apples, etc.

Using adverbs and adverbial phrase to show the location

of events

Example :Here, in the mountain, ever after,

etc.

Using specific noun as pronoun of person, animal

in the story

Example :The king, the queen, etc.

LANGUAGE FEATURES

Using time connectives and Conjunctions to arrange the events

Example : Then, before, after, soon, etc.

When the eldest of the three fishes heard this, he was troubled. He called the other fishes together and said, 'Did you hear what the fishermen said? We must leave this pond at once. The fishermen will return tomorrow and kill us all!' The second of the three fishes agreed. 'You are right', he said. 'We must leave the pond.’

But the youngest fish laughed. 'You are worrying without reason', he said. 'We have lived in this pond all our lives, and no fisherman has ever come here. Why should these men return? I am not going anywhere - my luck will keep me safe.’

Three Fishes

Once, three fishes lived in a pond. One evening, some fishermen passed by the pond and saw the fishes. 'This pond is full of fish', they told each other excitedly. 'We have never fished here before. We must come back tomorrow morning with our nets and catch these fish!' Then the fishermen left.

Orientation

Complication

The fish who saw trouble ahead and acted before it arrived as well as the fish who acted as soon as it came both survived. But the fish who relied only on luck and did nothing at all died. So also in life.

The eldest of the fishes left the pond that very evening with his entire family. The second fish saw the fishermen coming in the distance early next morning and left the pond at once with all his family. The third fish refused to leave even then.

The fishermen arrived and caught all the fish left in the pond. The third fish's luck did not help him - he too was caught and killed.

Resolution

Coda

Moral Value

Don't be stubborn and try to listen more ^^

THANK YOU ^^