A narrative is a piece of text which tells a story,and in doing so entertains or amuse or informs the reader or listener.
• Generic Structure :
- Orientation : It is about the opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced.(berisi pengenalan tokoh, tempat dan waktu terjadinya cerita (siapa atau apa, kapan dan dimana)
- Complication : Where the problems in the story developed. (Permasalahan muncul / mulai terjadi dan berkembang)
- Resolution : Where the problems in the story is solved. Masalah selesai, --- secara baik "happy ending" ataupun buruk "bad ending".
• Language Feature :
- usually begins with a description as follows:
once upon a time, once, one day, one afternoon, and others. time information does not state a specific time (specific time)
-Use the specific participant
character in the story is to be specific, rather than general
for example: cinderella, the king, the farmer, jack, etc.
-use of the adjective noun
for example, be used for the following expression: a beautiful lady, an old man, a poor widow, etc..
-use the past tense sentence
pol sentence is simple past is used for telling what happened in the past the. However, it is possible to use other forms such as simple present tense used in the sentence immediately.
For examplr : bought,saw,washed,was,were,etc
-Use the conjunction time
to connect with one another groove to trace and easy to follow.
conjunction that is often used is: when, then, Suddenly, next etc..
-Use the action verbs
there are verbs that show an activity, for example: run, sleep, walk, cut etc..
-Use the direct and indirect speech
to make the story feel more alive, use the pattern to make it look phrase this sentence the speaker (to show the real word of the speaker).
• Example :
Let' Me Love You
Once upon a time, there was once a guy who was very much in love with this girl. This romantic guy folded 1,000 pieces of papercranes as a gift to his girl. Although, at that time he was just a small executive in his company, his future doesn't seem too bright, they were very happy together. Until one day, his girl told him she was going to Paris and will never come back.She also told him that she cannot visualize any future for the both of them, so let's go their own ways there and then... heartbroken, the guy agreed. When he regained his confidence, he worked hard day and night, just to make something out of himself. Finally with all these hard work and with the help of friends, this guy had set up his own company...
"You never fail until you stop trying." he always told himself. "I must make it in life!" One rainy day, while this guy was driving, he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella in the rain walking to some destination. Even with the umbrella, they were still drenched. It didn't take him long to realize those were his ex-girlfriend's parents. With a heart in getting back at them, he drove slowly beside the couple, wanting them to spot him in his luxury saloon. He wanted them to know that he wasn't the same anymore, he had his own company, car, condo, etc. He had made it in life!
Before the guy can realize, the couple was walking towards a cemetery, and he got out of his car and followed them...and he saw his exgirlfriend, a photograph of her smiling sweetly as ever at him from her tombstone... and he saw his precious papercranes in a bottle placed beside her tomb. Her parents saw him.He walked over and asked them why this had happened. They explained that she did not leave for France at all. She was stricken ill with cancer. In her heart, she had believed that he will make it someday, but she did not want her illness to be his obstacle ... therefore she had chosen to leave him.
She had wanted her parents to put his papercranes beside her, because, if the day comes when fate brings him to her again he can take some of those back with him. The guy just wept.
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