Narrative Text: Pengertian, Generic Structure, beberapa ciri dan Contoh
Narrative Text terasa salah satu materi didalam mata pelajaran bahasa Inggris di jenjang SMA.
Narrative adalah cerita khayal yang ditujukan menghibur pembaca.
Cerita khayal ini belum tentu keberannya dikarenakan bisa jadi itu hanyalah imajinasi atau cerita fiktif yang dibikin oleh pengarang.
Contoh cerita naratif yaitu Cinderella, Sangkuriang, Snow White, dan lain sebagainya.
Pengertian Narrative Text
Narrative text adalah cerita imajinatif yang ditujukan menghibur orang.
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Generic Structure
Berikut ini Generic Structure berasal dari Narrative Text, dikutip berasal dari British Course:
1. Orientation: berisi pengenalan tokoh, sarana dan kala terjadinya cerita (siapa, apa, kapan, bagaimana dan dimana)
2. Complication: problem muncul/mulai terjadi dan berkembang.
3. Resolution: permasalahan selesai, dapat secara “happy ending” ataupun buruk “sad ending”.
Ciri-Ciri Narrative Text
Berikut ini beberapa ciri Narrative Text, dikutip dari gramedia.com:
1. Menceritakan tentang kisah yang hadir di masa lalu.
2, manfaatkan noun atau kata benda untuk mengambil alih kata hewan, orang, benda di dalam cerita.
Contohnya the dwarfs, carriage dan lain sebagainya.
3. biasanya merupakan cerita-cerita yang udah banyak diketahui oleh orang serta berkembang di masyarakat.
Contohnya seperti The Rabbit and The Turtle, Malin Kundang dan lain sebagainya.
4. Unsur cerita narrative text terdiri atas setting selagi sarana tema cerita, tokoh, suasana konflik dan juga penyelesaian.
5. Tersusun dalam sebuah sekuel simple atau beberapa sekuel kompleks.
Contoh Narrative Text
Snow White
(Orientation)
Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White. She lived with her Aunt plus Uncle because her parents were dead.
(Resolution)
One day she heard her Uncle and Aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they both wanted to go to America plus they didn’t have enough money to take Snow White.
(Major Complication)
Snow White did not want her Uncle and Aunt to do this so she decided it would be best if she ran away. The next morning she ran away from home when her Aunt and Uncle were having breakfast. She ran away into the woods.
(Complication)
She was very tired and hungry.
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(Resolution)
Then she saw this little cottage. She knocked but nomor one answered so she went inside plus fell asleep.
(Complication)
Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went inside. There they found Snow White sleeping. Then Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs said, what is your name? Snow White said, ‘My name is Snow White’.
(Major Resolution)
Doc said, ‘If you wish, you may live here with us”. Snow White said, ‘Oh could I? Thank you.’ Then Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story plus Snow White plus the 7 dwarfs lived happily ever after.
Cinderella
(Orientation)
Once upon time, there was a beautiful girl called Cinderella. She lived with her stepsisters plus stepmother. They were very bossy. She had to do all the housework.
(Complication)
One day an invitation to the ball came to the family. Her stepsisters did not let her go, so Cinderella was very sad. The stepsisters went to the ball without her.
(Resolution)
Fortunately, the good fairly came plus helped her to get to the ball. At the ball, Cinderella danced with the prince. The prince felt in love with her then he married her. They live happily ever after.