behave and how the events develop in order to amuse, to inform, and to give moral values to the reader.
3. The Generic Structures of Narrative Text
The generic structures of narrative text are orientation, sequence of events, resolution, and coda.
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For more explanation has been explained by Anderson who argued that the generic structures of narrative text include:
a. Orientation It tells the topic of the story and the basic information like the characters, the
time, and the place of the story. b. Complication
It tells something that will begin the sequence of events which influence the characters.
c. Sequence of events It tells the feelings or reactions of the characters related to the complication.
d. Reorientation It contains problem solving, how the conflicts are being solved.
e. Coda It contains moral lesson that may be taken from the story.
4. The Language Features of Narrative Text
The language features usually found in narrative text are: a. The use of past tense
b. The use of conjunction c. The use of direct and indirect speech
d. The use of adjective and adverb e. The use of noun, noun phrases, and pronoun.
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Th. M. Sudarwati, and Eudia Grace, Pathway to English for Senior High School Grade X, Jakarta: Erlangga, 2013, p. 246.
5. The Types of Narrative Text
There are many different types of narrative, such as humour, romance, crime, real-life fiction, historical fiction, mystery, fantasy, science-fiction, diary-
novels, and adventure.
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One type can be combined with others. For instance, a mystery novel could also include romance and crime, etc. Here are some types of
narrative explained by Anderson: a. Humour
A humorous narrative tells a story that aims to make the readers laugh while reading the story. Some characteristics of humorous narrative are: using funny
names, making fun of serious situation, something crazy happened, etc. b. Romance
A romance narrative usually tells the story of two lovers who struggle to end up together. Some characteristics of this type of narrative are: there are male
and female who looking for love, boy meets girl, using exotic setting, marry and live happily ever after, etc.
c. Historical fiction Some characteristics of historical fiction are: using setting in the past, good
meets evil, characters‟ lives affected by the events of history, etc. d. Fantasy
Some characteristics of fantasy narrative are: hero who may have magical powers, setting may be in another dimension with gods or witches and wizards,
imaginative description, etc. e. Science fiction
Science fiction narrative use science and technology as setting of the story. Some characteristics of science fiction narrative are: using a future setting,
there are aliens or strange creatures, a world with technology, etc. Thus, every types of narrative text have its own difficulties to comprehend
and its own characteristics, like the names of the characters, the setting, the plot,
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Mark Anderson and Kathy Anderson, Text Type in English 2, South Yarra: McMillan Education, 2003, p. 18.
