NARRATIVE

Purpose : To amuse or entertain the readers with actual or imaginary experiences in difference ways.

Narratives always deal with some problem which lead to the climax and then turn into a solution to the problem.

Tex organization
1.Orientation ( Siapa yang terlibat (who were involved in the story), Kapan
cerita itu (when) dan dimana cerita itu ( where )
2.Complication (unculnya konlik atau masalah )
3.Resolution (pemecahan masalah )

Language Features
1. The use of noun phrases
2. The use of connectives ( first before that, then, finally )
3. The use of adverbial phrases of time and place
4. The use of simple past tense
5. The use of action verb ( walk, sleep, wake up )
6. The use of saying verb( say, tell, ask )
7. The use of thinking verb, feeling verb, verb of senses

Narratives texts may include folktales, myths, legends, etc.

A myth is a traditional story with may describe the origins of the world, a place, and/or of people. it is considered a true scared story in the remote past.

A legend is a true story primary about human heroes in the recent past and many feature some religious references

A folktale is a story which is regarded as fiction. It can be a non-scared fiction story that occur ‘ once upon time and features human and non- human characters

A folklore is a collection of fiction tales about people and/or animals. It includes myths and tales

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