A Narrative
text is an imaginative story. Its purpose is to entertain or amuse the
listeners and readers. In a spoken text, we occasionally use expressions such as
um …, let me tell you …and er … (Teks Naratif adalah cerita yang
imajinatif. Tujuannya adalah untuk menghibur atau mengibur para pendengar dan
para pembaca. Dalam sebuah teks yang diucapkan, kadang kita menggunakan
ungkapan yaitu um …, let me tell you, and er…).
Generic
structure of this text is :
a)
Orientation (pengenalan) : setting the scence and
introducing the participants.
b)
Complication (konflik) : a crisis arises.
c)
Resolution (Penyelesaian) : the crisis is resolved,
for better or for worse.
d)
Reorientations (Kesimpulan) : the change which happens
to the participants and the lessons we can learn from story.
The
grammatical features of a narrative text are :
a)
Use specific nouns: Pak Kikir’s son;
b)
Use adjectives which form noun phrases: the richest
man, a humble and good boy, good farmers;
c)
Use time connectives and conjunctions: then, after
that;
d)
Use adverbs and adverbial phrases: in the area, at the party, at the same
time;
e)
Use action verbs: sang, ran;
f)
Use saying verbs: said, answered;
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Example: Spoken Narrative Text
Let me tell you a story. One day, a lion was
awakened from its afternoon nap by a group of mice scurrying around it. Its
huge paw fell upon one of the little creatures. The mouse pleaded for mercy
from the stately beast. The lion took compassion upon the tiny mouse and
released it.
A few days later, the lion was trapped in a
hunter’s net. Its roars made the whole forest tremble. The little mouse whose
life was spared approached the lion in the snare and used his sharp little
teeth to gnaw the strong ropes until the lion was free.
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Example Written Narrative Text
The Beginning of Cianjur
Once upon a time, the richest man lived in
West Java. He was the owner of all the fields in the area. The villagers were
just laborers to him, so they called him as “Pak Kikir” (kikir means stingy).
He had a son, but his son was different from his father. He was a humble and
good boy. He always helped the villagers. (ORIENTATION)
One day, Pak Kikir celebrated his harvest by
hosting a thanksgiving party. He thought this party would enrich the harvest of
his fields. All of the villagers were invited. They were really happy because
they thought that they could eat many delicious foods at the party. However, it
was far from what they had imagined. Pak Kikir provided only simple food!
“Huh … the miserly man. I can’t imagine how miserly he is.”
“ The Lord will never bless him,” said several villagers at
the party. Simultaneously, there was an elderly woman who approached Pak Kikir
and asked for his mercy.
“ Give me a
plate of rice, please,” said the old woman.
“You have to work hard to get a plate of
rice!” Pak Kikir said.
The old
woman cried and left the party. However, Pak Kikir’s son was really sad about
that, so he gave his lunch to the old women.
After that , the old woman walked up a mountain.
When she has on the top, she could see Pak Kikir’ house, the
best house in that area. She said, “Remember this, Pak Kikir! Your greediness
will sink you and the Lord will never bless you!” The old woman jabbed her
stick into the earth and water emerged from the jab. (COMPLICATION).
Gradually, the water rose to a flood. The
villagers and Pak Kikir’s son ran to save themselves. While they were running,
Pak Kikir tried to save his prosperty. The flood was coming in fast and Pak
Kikir sank with his prosperity.
The villagers and Pak Kikir’s son were
saved. They were really sad about had happened. (RESOLUTION)
They decided to find a new area and they
chose Pak Kikir’s son as their leader. He taught the villagers how to be good
farmers, how to handle the fields and water balance. Then, the area was named Anjuran
(Suggestion) because the villagers obeyed their leader.
Several years later, the villagers
changed the name to Cianjur, meaning full water. Now, Cianjur is known as the
best area to produce rice in West Java, Indonesia. (REORIENTATION)
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