Purpose and Definition of Narrative Text Structure
Narrative Text
Narrative text is a text that contains imaginary
stories, fairy tales, or true stories that have been There are 4 structures in the narrative text
exaggerated. Usually there is a moral value to be 1. Orientation The author makes sentences that describe
learned at the end of the story. the setting of time, place, explanation of the characters
and their character. Narrative text tells the point of view
of each character.
2. Complications In the narrative text there are important
events or events. This event is told in detail starting
Narrative from the causes, triggers, to the emergence of conflicts
between characters. This conflict causes other events to
Text reach its climax.
3. Resolution Text Structure The third structure tells the
By :
story conflict that is decreasing. Then the conflict can be
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resolved.
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4. Reorientation The fourth structure is the closing of the
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text. In narrative text, the closing conveys the moral
message of the story. However,
Types of reorientation
Narrative is optional
Narrative Text and may not be presented Textin the text.
Features o Adventure stories.
Function o Fables. Stories whose characters are
Focuses on one character or actor and is
The function of narrative text is usually individual so usually use animals, but show human-like behavior
to entertain (to entertain) the pronouns such as I, we, she, and he. 2. such as talking.
reader with a story. This Frequent use of past tense, whether o Fairy-stories. Stories that are generally
narrative text is used to tell simple past tense, past continuous, or fantasy or full of magic
fable (fable), folktales other forms of past tense. o Historical narratives.• Horror stories.
(folklore), fairy tales (fairy o Legends.
tales), myth (myth), and