Narrative Text

A Narrative Text is a piece of writing that tells in form of fairy, tale, legend, fable, science, fiction and myths.

Function Narrtive Text:
1. To entertain the readers
2. To teach or inform
3. To change social opinion



The generic structures of the text:
Orientation : It sets the scene and introduces the participants (it answers the questions; Who, What, When and Where)
Complication: A crisis or a problem arises. It usually involves the main characters.
Resolution: A solution to the problem (for better or worse). Main characters find a way to solve the problem.

Other generic structures of the text:
Evaluation: (optional) a step back to evaluate the plight (the narrator’s viewpoint)
Coda: (optional)Changes of the characters or lesson/value of the story
Re-orientation: (optional)

Example Narrative Text:

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The legend of karimunjava island

Once upon a time in muria mountain, there lived the family of sunan muria. Amir hasan or called as sunan nyamplungan is the son of sunan muria.

He was very spoiled by his mother. Because of that, he became a naughty boy.

Then his father, sunan muria asked him to study in kudus. He studied islamic religion to his uncle, sunan kudus. after some time, he became an obedient young man. sunan muria was very proud of him.

One day, sunan muria asked amir hasan to go to somewhere to spread islamic religion. His father asked him to go to an island that could be seen from muria mountain. It was on the west - north of jepara. This island seemed to be fade (kremun-kremun in javanese). and from that time, people called the island as karimunjava island.
Amir hasan followed by his mate went to karimunjava island. They sailed to the island day and night and finally they reached the island. Then they did what his father said. Amir hasan and his people lived in the island ever after.