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3 They also use many action verbs that describe what people do.
4 They often contain dialog, and also contain saying verbs that explain how
people speak. For instance say, warn, answer, explain, tell, reply, whisper, cry, ask, remark, claim, and shout.
Keraf 1989: 141 divides narrative paragraph into two forms, those forms were fiction narrative paragraph and non fiction narrative paragraph. The fiction
narrative paragraph consists of short stories and fairy tales, whereas the non fiction narrative paragraph consists of autobiography, biography, and history.
2.7.1 Purpose of Narrative
Derewianka 1995:40 stated that the basic purpose of narrative is to entertain, i.e. to gain and hold the reader’s interest in a story. However,
narrative may also seek to teach and inform, to embody the writer’s reflections on experience, and perhaps most important to nourish and extend the reader’s
imagination.
2.7.2 Types of Narrative
According to Derewianka 1995:41, the types of narrative are typically imaginary but can be factual. They include fairy stories, mysteries, science
fiction, choose-your-own adventures, romance, horror stories, TV cartoons, adventure stories, parables, fables and moral tales, myths and legend, and
historical narrative. . In addition, Neo 2005: 58 groups narrative into ten types:
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1 Humor
2 Romance
3 Crime
4 Real Life Fiction
5 Theoretical fiction
6 Mystery
7 Fantasy
8 Science Fiction
9 Diary Novels
10 Adventure
There are some examples of the different type or genre of narrative showing typical features, such as:
1 Humor
A humorous narrative is one of that aims to make audience laugh as a part of telling story. Here is typical structure:
a Orientation : the narrator tells the funny characters names in unusual
setting. b
Complication : in this part, something crazy happen. c
Sequence of event : there are many imaginative ideas here funny things said by characters and extraordinary things happening to ordinary
people. d
Resolution : All’s well that end well. Neo, 2005: 58
2 Fantasy
Below are the features of a typical fantasy narrative: a
Orientation : setting may be in another dimension with goals, witches, wizard, and so son. Hero who may has magical power.
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b Complication : evil forces affect the goodies.
c Sequence of event : use of magic. Action includes elves, dragons and
mystical beasts, heroism. d
Resolution : God defeats evil forces. Neo, 2005: 60
3 Historical Feature
The feature of a typical historical fiction text: a
Orientation : a setting in the past and description of a period in history. b
Complication : good meets evil c
Sequence of event : action related to a period in history, character’s lives affected by the events of history, description of live at the time.
d Resolution : characters survive the chaos of the time for example, the
war ends. Neo, 2005: 59
4 Science Fiction
Here are the typical features of the science fiction narratives: a
Orientation: a feature setting and a world with technology. b
Complication: an evil force threatens the world. c
Sequence of event: imaginative description. Action involves technology, science, and super invention.
d Resolution: good defeats evil.
e Coda: take care that science is used for good, not evil.
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2.7.3 Text Organization
