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Generic Structure of Narrative Text

Narrative text is a type of text that tells a story or series of connected events. It aims to entertain the reader or listener. The generic structure of narrative text typically includes an orientation to introduce characters, a complication where problems develop in the story, and a resolution where the problems are solved. Some narratives also include an evaluation and reorientation. Language features include descriptions of characters and places using adjectives and adverbs, as well as verbs indicating actions. Examples of narrative texts are provided, including the stories of Snow White and The Smartest Animal, which demonstrate the common generic structure.

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Generic Structure of Narrative Text

Narrative text is a type of text that tells a story or series of connected events. It aims to entertain the reader or listener. The generic structure of narrative text typically includes an orientation to introduce characters, a complication where problems develop in the story, and a resolution where the problems are solved. Some narratives also include an evaluation and reorientation. Language features include descriptions of characters and places using adjectives and adverbs, as well as verbs indicating actions. Examples of narrative texts are provided, including the stories of Snow White and The Smartest Animal, which demonstrate the common generic structure.

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Generic Structure of Narrative Text

Generic Structure of Narrative Text. As we know there are many kinds of


text so in this occasion I want to share aboutNarrative Text. In this case I want to
share about the function, generic structure and example of Narrative Text.
The explanation is below.
<> Function :
Narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain people(imaginative narrative
text is a story that aims to entertain people).
If you look at the English dictionary, literally meaningful of narrative :
1. a spoken or written account of connected events of a story.
2. the narrated part of a literary work, as distinct from dialogue.
3. the practice or art of narration.
4.
So it can be concluded that a narrative text is a text which contains a story either
written or unwritten, and there is a series of connected events. and
the social function is to entertain or amuse the reader or listener.

<> Generic Structure of Narrative Text :


Orientation: It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of
the story are introduced
Complication: Where the problems in the story developed.
Resolution: Where the problems in the story is solved.
Sometimes the arrangement (generic structure) of narrative text can
contain: Orientation, Complication, Evaluation, Resolution and
Reorientation. Although the Evaluation andReorientation is optional; may
be added, and could not. Evaluation provides assessment /evaluation of the
course of the story or conflict. While Reorientation contains content inference
ending.
<> Language features of Narrative text :
Description of characters and places using:
Adjectives to describe nouns heavy, frosty, transparent, grumpy
Adverbs to describe verbs quickly, secretly, quietly, energetically,
suddenly
Similes to compare one thing with another, using like or as as as bright
as the moon, the kiss felt like a butterflys wings against her cheek
Time words Once upon a time, long ago, then, last week
Verbs indicating actions in the story hid, ate, ran, whispered, looked
Grammar (grammar) that often arise in making the narrative text are:
Using tenses Past, both simple, past perfect, past continuous, past perfect
continuous, past or future could be continuous
.
<> Example Narrative text :
Snow White
Once upon a time there lived a little, named Snow White. She lived with her
aunt and uncle because her parents were died.
One day she heard her aunt and uncle talking about leaving Snow White in
the castle because they wanted to go to America and they didnt have enough
money to take Snow White with them.
Snow White didnt want her uncle and aunt to do this. So she decided to
run away. The next morning she run away from home when her aunt and uncle
were having breakfast, she run away into the wood.
In the wood she felt very tired and hungry. Then she saw this cottage. She
knocked but no one answered so she went inside and felt asleep

Meanwhile seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went inside.
There, they found Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs said;
What is your name?. Snow White said; My name is Snow White. One of the
dwarfs said; If you wish, you may live here with us. Snow White told the whole
story about her. Then Snow white and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.
Generic Structure Analysis :
1. Orientation; introducing specific participants; Snow White
2. Complication; revealing a series of crisis: Snow Whites aunt and uncle
would leave her in a castle, Snow White run away, Snow White felt hungry
in the wood.
3. Resolution; the crisis is resolve: the dwarfs permitted Snow White lived in
their cottage lived happily
Another example of Narrative Text
The Smartest Animal
Once there was a farmer from Laos. Every morning and every evening, he
ploughed his field with his buffalo.
One day, a tiger saw the farmer and his buffalo working in the field. The tiger
was very surprised to see a big animal listening to a small animal. The tiger
wanted to know more about the big animal and the small animal.
After the man went home, the tiger spoke to the buffalo; you are so big and
strong. Why do you do everything the man tells you? The buffalo answered; oh,
the man is very intelligent.
The tiger asked; can you tell me how intelligent he is?. No, I cant tell you,
said the buffalo; but you can ask him
So the next day the tiger asked to the man; Can I see your intelligence?. But
the man answered; it at home. Can you go and get it? asked the tiger. Yes
said the man; but I am afraid you will kill my buffalo when I am gone. Can I tie
you
to
a
tree?
After the man tied the tiger to the tree, he didnt go home to get his
intelligence. He took his plough and hit the tiger. Then he said; Now you know
about my intelligence even you havent seen it.
Generic Structure Analysis :
1. Orientation; introducing specific participants; farmer and his buffalo, once in
Laos
2. Complication; revealing a series of crisis: the tiger wanted to know more
about the farmer and the buffalo, the tiger wanted to know about the farmers
intelligence.
3. Resolution; the crisis is resolve: the farmer hit the tiger
Thats all about Narrative Text and we hope it will be useful.

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