NARRATIVE TEXT

NARRATIVE TEXT

By : Nickyta N.A

1.      Definition of Narrative Text

Narrative is a text that has social function to amuse, entertain and to deal with actual or vicarious experiences in different ways.

2.      The Generic Structure of Narrative Text:

a.      Orientation

sets the scene and introduces the participants

It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of

the story are introduced.

Example : Little Mantu lived in a village deep in the jungle

where elephants helped the men with their work.

b.      evaluation (optional)

a step back to evaluate the plight

c.       complication

a crisis arises

Where the problems in the story developed.

Example : Now, Mantu had an elephant of his very own. His

name was Opie.

d.     Resolution

the crisis is resolved, for better or worse

Where the problems in the story is solved.

Example : Mantu then climbed upon his little friend’s back and went

home to the village.

e.      reorientation ( optional)

3.      Example of Narrative Text

The Prince and His Best Friends

Once upon a time, there lived a kind young prince named Jonathan. He was loved, and adored by his people.His two close friends were Peter Piper, the servant of the palace and Franklin Greedy, the son of an Aristocrat.

One day, The Prince, Peter Piper, and Franklin Greedy were walking through the forest. Suddenly a group of bandits attacked the three boys near an old house. They entered the old house and blockaded the gate and doors. The three boys were trapped inside the house.

Franklin was very terrified and asked the Prince to surrender immediately, but Peter was not afraid. He urged and supported the Prince not to give up. The Prince decided not to surrender because he realized that he would become a hostage for the bandits to ask for ransom to his father, but Franklin was scared and wanted to make a deal, it made Peter suspicious about Franklin’s behavior. So he quietly made up a plan for him and the Prince to escape.

Early at dawn, Franklin opened the front gate and unlocked the doors. The bandits entered the house in search of the Prince. When they came to the room where the Prince was supposed to be sleeping, no one was there. Suddenly they heard a horse running outside the house and saw over the window that Peter Piper and the Prince were riding away on one of the bandit’s horses.

It turns out, Peter Piper sneaked out of the house and waited in the yard, while the Prince was hiding behind the house. The bandits were very angry at Franklin and took him with them while the Prince and Peter went safely going back to the Capital.

References :

1.      Wardiman, A., Jahur, M.B., Djusma, M. S., English in Focus For Grade VIII. Jakarta, Pusat Perbukuan Departemen Pendidikan Nasional.