NARRATIVE TEXT

1. Merlina Nawangputri 3. Nafita Rafa Apsari (25)

Oktavia (19) 4. Putri Rizqi
2. Monica Olivia Octaviani
Amaliyatunnisa (27)
(20)
 DEFINITION

Narrative text is a story used to

entertain the reader with the
chronological order of the story,
complication, and resolution.
THE PURPOSES OF NARRATIVE
TEXT
To amuse the reader or listener with the story.
To teach moral values implicitly from the narrative story
and find outcome of both wise and unwise actions and
decisions.
To herd the reader to the crisis of the story and to find
the resolution of the crisis.
To describes a sequences of the story.
 ORIENTATION
INTRODUCE THE CHARACTERS, PLACES, AND TIMES IN THE

GENERIC
STORY

COMPLICATION
STRUCTURE
THE BEGINNING OF THE PROBLEM WHICH LEAD TO THE
CRISIS
OF
NARRATIVE
RESOLUTION
TEXT
PROBLEMS START TO FIND A WAY OUT UNTIL THEY ARE
COMPLETELY RESOLVED.

REORIENTATION (OPTIOONAL)
THE CLOSING PART OF THE STORY WHICH CONSIST OF
FINAL CONDITION OF A PERSON
The Language Features of
a Narrative Text

01 Description of Characters
It is an introduction to a spesific 05 Using Action Verbs
Action verbs are the process of action
character doing

02 Using Simple Past Tense

a grammatical tense is identical with the use of 06 Using Adverbial of Time
It is used to denote the time of the
verb 2 in the sentence to tell the past event
action

03 Using Noun Phrase

A phrase that is used to make a 07 Using Saying Verb
Saying verbs are processes of saying
noun becomes more specific

04 Using Connectives
Connectives are used to connect one
event to other events orderly
08 Using Simple Present Tense (sometimes)
Simple present tense is used in dialogue
among the characters
 EXAMPLE
THE LEGEND OF THE CRYING STONE

IN THE PAST, ON A HILL FAR FROM THE COUNTRY, THERE LIVED A POOR WIDOW AND HER ONLY DAUGHTER. HER DAUGHTER WAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL, YET LAZY. SHE DID NOT WANT TO HELP HER MOTHER AT
ALL. MOREOVER, SHE WAS ALSO REALLY SPOILED, HER MOTHER MUST FULFIL WHATEVER SHE WANTED.

ONE DAY, THE WOMAN AND HER DAUGHTER WENT TO THE MARKET. THE BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER WORE HER BEST CLOTHES AND WALKED IN FRONT OF HER MOTHER. SHE DID NOT WALK SIDE BY SIDE WITH HER
MOTHER AS SHE FELT ASHAMED. EVERYONE LOOKED AT HER AND WAS AMAZED BY HER BEAUTY.

"HI GIRL, YOU LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL. ANYWAY, WHO IS THE OLD WOMAN BEHIND YOU? IS SHE YOUR MOTHER? WHY DO YOU LET HER BRING SUCH A HEAVY SHOPPING BASKET?" ASKED THE MAN. "OH MY GOSH,
OF COURSE SHE IS NOT. SHE IS JUST MY MAID AND IT IS HER JOB TO HELP ME SHOP," ANSWERED THE DAUGHTER.

EVERY TIME SHE GOT SUCH QUESTIONS, SHE WOULD RESPOND THE SAME. HER MOTHER JUST REMAINED SILENT. HOWEVER, HEARING THAT THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN MADE THE MOTHER'S HEART HURT.
SUDDENLY, THE MOTHER STOPPED AND SAT OFF THE ROAD, CRYING,

"MOM, WHY DO YOU STOP THERE? LET'S GET GOING OR WE WON'T BE HOME BEFORE MIDNIGHT," SHOUTED THE DAUGHTER.

THE MOTHER DID NOT RESPOND TO HER, SHE RAISED HER HANDS AND PRAYED, "MY LORD, PLEASE, FORGIVE ME FOR MY INABILITY TO EDUCATE THIS CHILD. I'M WILLING IF YOU PUNISH THIS DISOBEDIENT
CHILD, LORD."
THE SKY SUDDENLY DARKENED, A HUGE LIGHTNING BOLT STRUCK,

AND IT STARTED TO RAIN. THE DAUGHTER STARTED TO PANIC AS SHE COULD NOT MOVE HER LEG, SLOWLY HER LEGS TURNED TO STONE AND CONTINUED TO SPREAD TO OTHER PARTS OF HIS BODY. "MOM, I
AM REALLY SORRY. PLEASE, FORGIVE ME. HELP ME MOM, HELP! HELP ME, PLEASE."

HOWEVER, IT WAS TOO LATE. THERE'S NO POINT IN REGRETTING WHAT SHE DID, HER WHOLE BODY HAD TURNED TO STONE. SURPRISINGLY, FROM THE STONE STATUE'S EYES, TEARS KEPT FLOWING. THAT IS
WHY, PEOPLE CALLED THAT STATUE, THE CRYING STONE.
ANALISYS STUCTURE OF NARRATIVE TEXT

1. Orientation, found in paragraphs 1

2. Complication, found in paragraphs 2-5
3. Resolution, found in paragraphs 6-7
4. Reorientasion, found in paragraphs 7
ANALYSIS LANGUANGE FEATURES OF A NARRATIVE TEXT
Example: 1. The woman
01 Description of characters 2. The mother
3. The daughter

Example: 1. There lived a poor widow and her only daughter

02 Using Simple past tense 2. The woman and her daughter went to market
3. The beautiful daughter wore her best clothes and walked front of her mother

Example: 1. The beautiful daughter

03 Using Noun Phrase 2. A poor widow

Example: 1. And
0403Using Connectives

Example: 1. Went
Using connectives
0504
Using Meterial Processes /Action verbs 2. Wanted
3. Prayed
ANALYSIS LANGUANGE FEATURES OF A NARRATIVE TEXT
Example: 1. Said 3. Answered
06 Using sayying verb
2. Asked 4. Shouted

07 Using Simple Present Tense Example: 1. Who is the old woman behind you? 3. Mom, why do you stop there?
2. She is just my maid and it is he job to help me shop

08 Using Adverbial of time Example: 1. In the past

2. One day
 FABLE MYTH

LEGEND HORROR STORY

TYPE OF
NARRATIVE
TEXT
FAIRY TALE SCIENE FICTION

FOLKTALE ADVENTURE STORY