CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. THE BACKGROUND OF THE ANALYSIS

In English there are many different types of text, narrative text, descriptive, report, etc. In
reading the course we will discuss the different types of the text. And one of the texts which
we discuss in this paper is a narrative text.
What is Narrative Text? Narrative Text Narrative text is a text text which contains about
fantasy, fairy tales, or a true story that has been exaggerated. There is usually a moral to be
learned at the end of the story. Example of narrative text can be folk tales, animal stories,
legends, myths, short stories, comic, cartoon, and others.
Therefore, on this occasion we will discuss about the Narrative text clearly. ranging from
linguistic characteristics, sentence structure and other components.

B. PROBLEM

1.What Is Narrative Text ?

2.Structure Of Narrative Text ?
3.Example Of Narrative Text ?

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DISCUSSION

A. WHAT IS NARRATIVE TEXT

answer

Narrative text is basically text that tells about something that does not really happen but only
on the reef by the author. narrative text aims to entertain, to gain and maintain the attention of
the reader / listener stories. Narrative text also aims to educate, inform, convey a reflection on
the experience of the author, and are no less important is to develop the imagination of the
reader / listener. Imaginary narrative text generally, but there is also a factual narrative text,
which tells the true incidence.

B. STRUCTURE OF NARRATIVE TEXT

answer

1) Orientation: sets the scene and introduction the participants (Character, place and time)
2) Complication: crisis arise.
3) Evaluation: Optional.
4) Resolution or also called solution: The crisis is resolved, for better or for worse.
5) Reorientation: the cover of the story: optional
6) Coda: changes in the figures and the lessons to be learned from the story.

C. EXAMPLE OF NARRATIVE TEXT

Answer

1. The Ant And The Grasshopper

In a field one summers day a grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to
its hearts content. An ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was
taking to the nest.

Why not come and chat with me, said the grasshopper, instead of toiling and moiling
in that way?

I am helping to lay up food for the winter, said the ant, and recommend you to do the
same.

Why bother about winter? said the grasshopper; we have got plenty of food at
present. The Ant went on its way and continued its toil.

When the winter came the grasshopper found itself dying of hunger while it saw the ants
distributing, every day, corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summe

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Generic structure Contoh Narrative Text Fable

1. Orientation: First information of the participants inside the story. From the story about
ant and grasshopper below, we see the orientation as:

In a field one summers day a Grasshopper was hopping about. An Ant passed by

2. Complication: What happens next among the participants of the story. This phase
introduce a problem existing between or among the participants. From the example of
narrative below, we see the complication is:

Why bother about winter? said the Grasshopper; we have got plenty of food at
present. But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil.

3. Resolution: The way a writer ends his story plot. It can be successful ending or
failure one which leads to sad ending story. From the story about ant and grasshopper,
we see the writer give the ending as follow:

When the winter came the Grasshopper found itself dying of hunger.

2 . The Smart Monkey And The Dull Crocodile

One day there was a monkey. He wanted to cross a river. There he saw a crocodile so
he asked the crocodile to take him across the other side of the river. The crocodile agree
and told the monkey to jump on its back. Then the crocodile swam down the river with
the monkey on his top.

Unluckily, the crocodile was very hungry, he stopped in the middle of the river and said
to the monkey, My father is very sick. He has to eat the heart of the monkey. So he will
be healthy again.

At the time, the monkey was in dangerous situation and he had to think hard. Then he
had a good idea. He told the crocodile to swim back to the river bank. Whats for?
asked the crocodile. Because I dont bring my heart, said the monkey. I left it under a
tree, near some coconuts in the river bank.

The crocodile agreed and turned around. He swam back to the bank of the river. As
soon as they reached the river bank, the monkey jumped off the crocodiles back. Then
he climbed up to the top of a tree.

Where is your heart? asked the crocodile. You are foolish, said the monkey to the
crocodile. Now I am free and I have my heart.

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 CHAPTER III

Conclusion

then a narrative text is a text that contains a story both written and unwritten, and there is a
series of interconnected events that emphasizes the existence of a conflict and the solution
while the recount is a text that contains a story which recounts both the story and the
experience that the author and the person is told.

Summary

Narrative text is a text text which contains about fantasy, fairy tales, or a true story that has
been exaggerated. There is usually a moral to be learned at the end of the story. Example of
narrative text can be folk tales, animal stories, legends, myths, short stories, comic, cartoon,
and others. If concluded, it is a narrative text is a text which contains a story in the form of
written or unwritten, and there is a series of interconnected events that emphasizes the
existence of a conflict and the solution while the recount is a text that contains a story in
which in the form retell stories and the experiences of the author and the people who
described.

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