Narrative text is a kind of text , which is telling or describing an activity or events. The story can be used as an educating media , fleet to the author experiences , and to develop to readers imaginations
Social function/purpose of the text
The basic purpose of the narrative text are to entertain or amuse and to get the readers attentions about the story.
Generic structures:
- Orientation
Narrative text is usually began with orientation . in this stage the readers are introduce to the characters and setting of the story . orientation chapter the condition that the reader can keep on following the story .
- Complication
A crisis usually a risen in complication . in the middle of the story . it present what is so called complication when the characters find a problem . there is a conflict or problem among the characters of the story in this part .
- Resolution
Resolutions is the stage where the main characters finds solution from her/his problem . the story and with happy ending / sad ending end in this resolution , the writer usually gives a moral value and massage based on the story
Language features
Focus specific and usually individualized participants
Use of materials process , behavioral , and verbal process
Use of temporal conjunctions and temporal circumstances
The text emphasizes on the presence of the time order
The text usually uses simple past tense
It uses action verbs
It usually found the presence of dialogue
Example Narrative Text
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.
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Anyway, you still missed the example of the language feature..
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