NARRATIVE TEXT

Narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain readers.Other function of narrative text is for education.

Generic Structure

•       Orientation    : It is about the opening paragraph where the characters, setting and time of the story are established. 

•       Complication : When the problems in the story arise an involves main character.

•       Resolution      : The problems are solved  (better or worse).

 

 

Language Features

•       Use past form tenses.

•       Use indirect speech.

•       Use noun phrase.

•       Use time connectives and conjunctions.

•       Use adverbs and adverbial phrase.

•       Use imagery.

•       Use action verbs.

•       Use saying verbs

•       Use thinking verbs, feeling verb, and verbs of senses

Kinds of Narrative Text

•       Myth is a story made up to explain something that people believe (such as how the earth was made) or something in nature (such as thunder or lightning) with no proof.

•       Legend is story about the extraordinary deeds that real people or story characters (who might have been real people) are supposed to have performed.

•       Fable is a fictional tale involving animal characters.

•       Fairy Tales are stories that tell of miraculous and fantastic happenings. The main character in fairy tales are often supernatural and can do all sorts of extraordinary things.

•       Folklore is a tale that is inherited from a generation to next generation.

Example:

Snow White Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White. She lived with her Aunt and Uncle because her parents were dead. One day she heard her Uncle and Aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they both wanted to go to America and they didn’t have enough money to take Snow White.                         Snow White did not want her Uncle and Aunt to do this so she decided it would be best if she ran away. The next morning she ran away from home when her Aunt and Uncle were having breakfast. She ran away into the woods.                         Then she saw this little cottage. She knocked but no one answered so she went inside and fell asleep.                         Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went inside. There they found Snow White sleeping. Then Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs said, “what is your name?” Snow White said, “My name is Snow White.”                         Doc, one of the dwarfs, said, “If you wish, you may live here with us.” Snow White said, “Oh could I? Thank you.” Then Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story and Snow White and the 7 dwarfs lived happily ever after.