b. Characters All stories have characters. Narrative use real people in real conflicts, with
real feelings, needs, and fears. These details are used to make the story more real and exciting for the reader.
c. Action or Conflict Every narrative text has one major action or event. All discussion leads up to
the final, climactic, scene, the final explosion or insight. Sometimes, the action involves conflict. All good stories involve some kind of conflict, which
serves the purpose of the story. Conflict can have the character in conflict with someone else, with himself or herself, with society, or with nature. The
conflict keeps the readers‟ attention and interest in the story. d. Dialogue
Recording dialogue between characters – or having the character talk to
himself or herself – brings the story alive for the reader.
4. The Features of Narrative Text
Every text has its own structure and the structure occurs in a text variously. There are some parts to construct a narrative text.
a. Orientation In this paragraph, the narrator tells the audience who is in the story, when it is
happening, and what is going on. b. Complication
This is the part of the story where the narrator tells about simething that will begin a chain of events. These events will affect one or more of the
characters. The complication is the trigger. c. Sequence of events
this is where the narrator tells how the characters react to the compplication. It includes their feelings and what they do. The events can be told in
chronological order the order in which they happen or with flashbacks. The audience is given the narrator‟s point of view.
d. Resolution In this part of the narrative text, the complication is sorted out or the problem
is solved. e. Coda
The narrator includes a code if there is a moral or message to be learned from the story.
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5. The Grammatical Features of Narrative Text
Narratives usually include the following grammatical features:
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a. Nouns that identify the specific characters and places in the story. b. Adjectives that provide accurate descriptions of the characters and settings.
c. Verbs that show the actions that occur in the story. d. Time words that connect events, telling when they occured.
6. The Types of Narrative Text
There are some common types of narrative text that are learned in secondary schools and those are usually some popular ones:
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a. Real-life drama b. Classic
c. Fantasy d. Fairy tale
e. Adventure f.
Legend g. Science fiction
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Mark Anderson and Kathy Anderson, Text Types in English, Selanor: Macmillan Education, 1998, p. 4.
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Ibid., p. 3.
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Eka Mulya Astuti, English Zone Senior High School Students Year X, Jakarta: Erlangga, 2010, p. 90.
h. Myth i.
Mystery j.
Fable.
D. Relevant Studies
