Narrative Text

Narrative text is a text tell about fantasy story like a fable, folktale, myth, legend.

Fuction of the text is to amuse or entertain the readers with actual or imaginary experiences in different ways.
Narrative always deals with some problems which lead to the climax & then turn into a solution to the problem.

Gereric structure of narrative text :

Orientation : it sets the scane & introduces the participants (who,what,when & where).
Complication : a crisis or a problem arises.
Resolution : a resolution of the problem (for better or worse) can end in the gladness or in the sadness.

Example :

Orientation : sefs the scene & introduces the characters (it answer the questions who,when,what & where).
Complication : in which a crisis or a problem arises followed by other problems.
Resdution : a solution to the problem (for better or for worse).








Language features :

• The use of noun phrases example a beautiful princess, a huge temple.
• The use of connectives example first, before that, then, finally.
• The use of adverbial phrase of time & place example in the garden, two days ago.
• The use of simple past tense example he walked away from the vellage
• The use of action verbs example walk, sleep, wake up.