Pengertian
Narrative text adalah salah satu jenis teks bahasa inggris yang bertujuan untuk menceritakan suatu cerita yang memiliki rangkaian peristiwa kronologis yang saling terhubung.
Tujuan
The Purpose of Narrative Text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story. Narrative text bertujuan untuk menghibur pembaca tentang suatu kisah atau cerita. Jenis Ada banyak jenis narrative text. Narrative text bisa berupa teks imajiner, faktual, atau kombinasi keduanya. Berikut ini jenis-jenis narrative text: fairy stories, mysteries, science fiction, romances, horror stories, adventure stories, fables, myths and legends, historical narratives, ballads, slice of life, personal experience.
Generic Structure Struktur generik narrative text berfokus pada serangkaian tahapan yang diusulkan untuk membangun sebuah cerita. Dalam narrative text tahap itu meliput: 1. Orientation ( Pendahuluan ) di mana karakter , setting , dan waktu cerita ditetapkan . Biasanya menjawab pertanyaan siapa? kapan? dimana ? Misalnya: Once upon a time, there was a wolf lived in the forest.
2. Complication or problem Menceritakan awal masalah yang menyebabkan krisis ( klimaks ). Complication biasanya melibatkan karakter utama.
3. Resolution Akhir dari cerita yang berupa solusi dari masalah. Perlu adanya resolusi dari masalah. Masalah dapat diselesaikan dapat menjadi lebih baik atau malah lebih buruk, bahagia atau sedih . Kadang-kadang ada beberapa komplikasi yang harus dipecahkan. Hal ini menambah dan mempertahankan minat dan ketegangan bagi pembaca nya.
4. Reorientation/Coda merupakan pernyataan penutup cerita dan bersifat opsional . Bisa berisi tentang pelajaran moral, saran atau pengajaran dari penulis.
Contoh
Buaja Na Pung Kura-Kura
Once upon a time, on the banks of the river Jene Berang inhabited a crocodile (Pung Buaja). Pung Buaja feels greatest with the other animals, the other the greatest running.
One day, from a distance he saw Pung Kura-Kura walking rather slowly. "Hi Kura, your way is slow, can not be quick" puke Pung Buaja "It's my slow way Buaja, but if you want to run, we are ready to challenge you, as long as you run under the river, I'm on the fringe" challenged Pung Kura-Kura. Hearing the challenge, Pung Buaja could not believe "How could the path slowly defeat me, look at my greatness, in a short time we can reach tens of meters, you one hour fortunately if there is one meter" Buaja taunted again. "Then Buaja, tomorrow we run race" challenged the Kura. "Okay, I'm ready to accept your challenge Pung Kura-Kura" said Pung Buaja.
In the evening, Pung Tortoise gathers his friends. They then set up a strategy. Nearly thousands of Kura are then lined up along the banks of the river Jene Berang.
After being steady, the next day Pung Buaja came to accept the challenge. Pung Buaja then down to the River and Pung Turtle remains on the river bank. When the game started, Pung Buaja began to take a thousand steps. But every time Pung Buaja called Pung Turtle "Where you Kura" called Buaja, "Uk ... I'm in front of you" said Pung Kura.
So on, every calling is always the turtle in front of him reply. When almost at the finish, Pung Buaja called Pung Kura-Kura again, from the far heard voice Pung Kura-kura replied "I have long at the finish Pung Buaja, where are you from," said Pung Kura-Kura. Pung Buaja who looks tired, can not say anything and admitted defeat of greatness Pung Kura-Kura. "I admit your greatness runs Pung Kura-Kura" I'm Pung Buaja. From that moment on, Pung Buaja begins to promise not to ridicule Pung Kura-Kura again. Both then became best friends.
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