Penjelasan dan Contoh Narrative Text

 

Pengertian Narrative Text

A narrative text is an imaginative story to entertain people 

Teks narasi adalah cerita imaginatif yang tujuannya untuk menghibur seseorang. Jika melihat pada kamus bahasa Inggris, secara harfiah narrative bermakna sebagai berikut :

1. A spoken or written account of connected events; a story 
Sebuah cerita baik terucap atau tertulis tentang peristiwa-peristiwa yang berhubungan
2. The narrated part of a literary work, as distinct from dialogue.
Bagian yang diceritakan dalam sebuah karya sastra, berbeda dengan dialog
3. The practice or art of narration. 
Praktik atau seni bercerita

Jadi kesimpulannya, Narrative text adalah teks yang berisi sebuah cerita baik tertulis ataupun tidak tertulis dan terdapat rangkaian peristiwa yang saling terhubung.

Generic Structure dari Narrative Text

Struktur penulisan Narrative text adalah :

Orientation : It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced.
Berisi pengenalan tokoh, tempat dan waktu terjadinya cerita (siapa atau apa, kapan dan dimana)


Complication : Where the problems in the story developed.
Permasalahan muncul / mulai terjadi dan berkembang 

Evaluation : Berisi penilaian/evaluasi terhadap jalannya cerita atau konflik (struktur bagian ini adalah optional, jadi boleh di diberi boleh dilewati)


Resolution : Where the problems in the story is solved.
Penyelesaian masalah, secara baik "happy ending" ataupun buruk "bad ending". 

Reorientation : berisi penyimpulan isi akhir cerita (struktur bagian ini adalah optional, jadi boleh di diberi boleh dilewati)

Grammar Used dalam Narrative Text

Grammar (tata bahasa) yang sering muncul dalam membuat narrative text adalah:
Menggunakan tenses "Past", baik simple, past perfect, past continuous, past perfect continuous, atau bisa saja past future continuous. (aturan ini bukan aturan wajib yang mutlak harus dipenuhi kok. Tidak percaya, tanyakan saja pada guru bahasa Inggris anda)

Contoh Narrative Text

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom named Auretto, all people lived peacefully there. One of them was Charlita, the king’s daughter who was assumed as the most beautiful and kindest Princess of Auretto. One day, Charlita looked blue. Because of that her father got confused. “What’s the matter my beautiful daughter? Why are you so sad?” asked King Fernando. Charlita was just silent. She did not say anything. Then, King Fernando decided to make a competition to cheer Charlita again. After that, the palace representative announce: “I will make a competition. The aim is to make my daughter, Princess Charlita to be happy and laugh again. Everyone who can do it, will get a prize. It will be held tomorrow when the sun rises. Sign: King Fernando.” The following morning, everybody came to the palace, tried to give their best performance. They seemed happy and laugh, but not for Princess Charlita. She was just silent and still looked sad. King Fernando started to give up. No one amused his daughter. Then, there came a young handsome man. “Excuse me King Fernando. I would like to join your competition. But, would you mind if I took Princess Charlita for a walk?” said the young man gently. “As long as you make my daughter be happy again, it will totally alright.” said King Fernando. The young handsome man took Princess Charlita for a walk in a beautiful blue lake with a green forest around it. Princess Charlita smiled and looked happy after that. Every body looked happy, too. “I know why are you so my beautiful daughter. Now, I promise I will environment green. I regret for always destroying it. Finally, the environment around the kingdom became so beautiful and green, full of plants. Then, the young handsome man got a prize from the king. “I will marry you off my daughter.” said him. “That is the prize I promise for you. Thanks for keeping our environment well. Thanks for making my daughter happy again.