Narrative Text

1.      The Purpose of Narrative Text

The purpose of narrative text is to amuse or entertain the readers.

Narratives deal with problematic events which lead to a crisis or turning point of some kind, which in turn a resolution.

2.      The Generic Structure (Parts) of Narrative Text

There are three parts of narrative text, those are:

1)     Orientation

It sets the scene and introduces the participants of the story.

2)     Complication

It shows when the crisis arises.

3)     Resolution

It shows when the crisis is resolved, for a better or worse condition.

Note:

The structure of narratives occurs in the text variously. A text may have only one complication and resolution, but another text may have more than one complication and resolution.

3.      The grammatical features of narratives

There are some grammatical features of narratives, those are:

1)     Use of adjectives to build noun groups to describe the people, animals, or things in the story, such as …. a nice, diligent and kind-hearted man;

2)     Use of time connectives and conjunctions to sequence events through time, such as however, although, later, then;

3)     Use of adverbs and adverbial phrases to locate the particular events, such asonce upon a time, long time ago;

4)     Use of past tenses, such as Aji Saka went to the kingdom, measured the size of the turban ….;

5)     Use of action verbs to indicate the actions, such as fleed, explained, provided, smashed; and

6)     Use of saying and thinking verbs to indicate what characters are feeling, thinking, or saying, such as told, realized, decided.

Example of Narrative Text

Rina : Hi, Doni. What's up? You look so sad. Doni : Yea, my grandpa died last night. Rina : Really? I'm sorry to hear that. Doni : Thanks. Rina : If I'm not mistaken, he is in Bandung, right? Doni : Yes. We haven't visited him yet. Rina : Does your family plan to go to Bandung? Doni : Yes. Tonight. We are going to leave for Bandung. Rina : Oh, I hope your family will be fine. Doni : Thanks a lot, Rina. Dalam percakapan antara Rina dan Doni di atas terdapat satu ungkapan simpati (expressing sympathy) yakni "I'm sorry to hear that." Rina menyatakan ikut berduka cita atas meninggalnya kakek Doni.

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Contoh Dialog Expressing Sympathy Berikut ini contoh dialog mengungkapan simpati (expressing sympathy). Materi ini diperuntukkan bagi siswa SMA kelas X. Rina : Hi, Doni. What's up? You look so sad. Doni : Yea, my grandpa died last night. Rina : Really? I'm sorry to hear that. Doni : Thanks. Rina : If I'm not mistaken, he is in Bandung, right? Doni : Yes. We haven't visited him yet. Rina : Does your family plan to go to Bandung? Doni : Yes. Tonight. We are going to leave for Bandung. Rina : Oh, I hope your family will be fine. Doni : Thanks a lot, Rina. Dalam percakapan antara Rina dan Doni di atas terdapat satu ungkapan simpati (expressing sympathy) yakni "I'm sorry to hear that." Rina menyatakan ikut berduka cita atas meninggalnya kakek Doni

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Contoh Dialog Expressing Sympathy Berikut ini contoh dialog mengungkapan simpati (expressing sympathy). Materi ini diperuntukkan bagi siswa SMA kelas X. Rina : Hi, Doni. What's up? You look so sad. Doni : Yea, my grandpa died last night. Rina : Really? I'm sorry to hear that. Doni : Thanks. Rina : If I'm not mistaken, he is in Bandung, right? Doni : Yes. We haven't visited him yet. Rina : Does your family plan to go to Bandung? Doni : Yes. Tonight. We are going to leave for Bandung. Rina : Oh, I hope your family will be fine. Doni : Thanks a lot, Rina. Dalam percakapan antara Rina dan Doni di atas terdapat satu ungkapan simpati (expressing sympathy) yakni "I'm sorry to hear that." Rina menyatakan ikut berduka cita atas meninggalnya kakek Doni.

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   The Lion and The Mouse

Once, as a lion lay sleeping in his den, a naughty little mouse ran up his tail, and onto his back and up his mane and danced and jumped on his head, so that the lion woke up.

lion angry and mouseThe lion grabbed the mouse and, holding him in his large claws, roared in anger. 'How dare you wake me up! Don't you know that I am King of the Beasts? Anyone who disturbs my rest deserves to die! I shall kill you and eat you!'

The terrified mouse, shaking and trembling, begged the lion to let him go. 'Please don't eat me Your Majesty! I did not mean to wake you, it was a mistake. I was only playing. Please let me go - and I promise I will be your friend forever. Who knows but one day I could save your life?'

The lion looked at the tiny mouse and laughed. 'You save my life? What an absurd idea!' he said scornfully. 'But you have made me laugh, and put me into a good mood again, so I shall let you go.' And the lion opened his claws and let the mouse go free.

'Oh thank you, your majesty,' squeaked the mouse, and scurried away as fast as he could.

A few days later the lion was caught in a hunter's snare. Struggle as he might, he couldn't break free and became even more entangled in the net of ropes. He let out a roar of anger that shook the forest. Every animal heard it, including the tiny mouse.