Narrative Text

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Narratie Text

1.      Definition & Purpose

Narrative text is a kind of text that tells a fictional story .The purpose of the text is to entertain or to amuse the readers or listeners about the story

2.      Kind of Narrative text

1. Legend : Sangkuriang, Malin Kundang, etc.

2. Fable : Mousedeer and crocodile, etc

3. Fairy tale : Cinderella, Snow white, Pinocchio, etc

3.      Language Features

 1. Use active verbs.

2. Use past tense.

3. Use conjunction.

4. The first person (I or We) or the third person (He, She, or They).

5. Use specific nouns.

6. Use adjective and adverbs

4.       Generic Structure of Narrative text

·         Orientation, berisi pengenalan tokoh, tempat dan waktu terjadinya

·         Complication, Berisi puncak masalah/konflik dalam cerita. Sebuah cerita boleh memiliki complication lebih dari satu

·         Resolution, Pemecahan masalah. Bisa berakhir dengan kegembiraan (happy ending) bisa pula berakhir dengan kesedihan (sad ending).

The Legend of Toba Lake

            Once upon time, there was a handsome man. His name was Batara Guru Sahala. He liked fishing. One day, he caught a fish. He was surprised to find out that the fish could talk. The fish begged him to set it free.
            Batara Guru could not bear it. He made the fish free. As soon as it was free, the fish changed into a very beautiful woman. She attracted Batara Guru so much. He felt in love with that fish-woman. The woman wanted to marry with him and said that Batara Guru had to keep the secret which she had been a fish. Batara Guru agreed and promised that he would never tell anybody about it.
            They were married happily. They had two daughters. One day Batara Guru got very angry with his daughter. He could not control his mad. He shouted angrily and got the word of fish to his daughters. The daughters were crying. They found their mother and talked her about it.
            The mother was very annoyed. Batara Guru broke his promise. The mother was shouting angrily. Then the earth began to shake. Volcanoes started to erupt. The earth formed a very big hole. People believed that the big hole became a lake. Then this lake is known as Toba lake.