Sincere Will Get a Great Return - Example of Narrative Text

After we gave you the description, generic structure, and language feature of Narrative text, it's time for us to give you the example of Narrative text. Here is an example of narrative text entitled "Will Get a Great Return". 

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Will Get a Great Return

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.”

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Overview of Narrative Text

Overview of Narrative Text  - The first three posts gave you the definition, generic structure and language feature of the Narrative Text. You can read that post again one by one in different URL you can find in this blog. 

But, actually you don't have to do that. Since we provide a resume for those posts. Yeah, you can find here. 

This makes those three posts simpler. You can understand the overview of narrative text completely and simply here.

Purpose of narrative text

1. To amuse or entertain
2. To deal with actual or imaginative experiences in different ways

Generic Structure of Narrative Text

1. Orientation
2. Complication
3. Resolution

Language Features of Narrative

1. Focus on specific and individualized participants
2. The use of material process (action verbs)
3. The use of some behavioral and verbal processes
4. The use of relational and mental processes
5. The use of past tenses
6. The use of temporal conjunctions and circumstances

By this overview of narrative text, we hope that you can really understand the genre text. And for the next post, we give you the examples of narrative text.
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Language Features of Narrative Text

Language Features of Narrative Text - Hello again, guys! Finally we meet again here to continue learning genre texts. Still, we are learning Narrative Text. If two last posts talked about definition and generic structure of Narrative Text, today we are learning the language features of narrative text. 

 Language Features of Narrative Text

1. A narrative focuses on specific participants.
2. There are many action verbs, verbal and mental processes
3. Direct and indirect speeches are often used
4. It usually uses Past Tense
5. Linking words are used, related with time
6. There are sometimes some dialog and the tense can change
7. Descriptive language is used to create listener’s or reader’s imagination
8. Temporal conjunctions are also used.

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Generic Structure of Narrative Text

Generic Structure of Narrative Text - In the previous post, we gave you the definition of narrative text. Do you still remember the objective or purpose of the narrative text? Yeah, narrative texts are to tell to about the story in the past; people would feel curious and anxious with the ends of the stories.

Generic Structure of Narrative Text

Now, it's time for you to know the Generic Structure of the Narrative Text.

1. Orientation : sets the scene and introduces the participants (characters) of the story, the time and place the story happened (Who, what, when and where) 
2. Complication : a crisis arises. A series of events in which the main character Attempts to solve the problem. 
3. Resolution : the crisis is resolved, for better or worse
4. Re-orientation: it is optional. The ending of story. It sometimes contains the solution

 Ok. That's all the generic structure of narrative text. Hopefully you have understood those things. See you.

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What is Narrative Text?

What is Narrative Text? - A narrative text is a type of spoken or written text that tells a story of one character or more who face certain situations. 

There are various kinds of narratives such as fairy stories, mysteries, science fictions, romance, horror, etc. 

This type of text can be found in short story books, magazines, novels, movies etc. Narrative is popular because they present a plot which consists of complications and resolutions. They make people feel curious and anxious with the ends of the stories. 

The generic structure of narrative text usually has four components (but the one is optional): (1) Orientation, (2) Complication (3) Resolution and (4) Re-orientation (it is optional).

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