Narrative texts tells a story, and can be either fiction or nonfiction.

Narrative texts typically have a beginning, middle, and end, and they use characters, setting, and plot to create the story.

What is a narrative text?

The aim of narrative text is to entertain the readers through the amusing story.

The purpose

• Fairy tales

• Mysteries

• Science fiction

• Romances

• Horror stories

• Fables

• Folklores

Kinds of
narrative text

Generic Structure

Orientation

It is the opening part of a narrative text story. This section introduces the characters in the story (characters) and the background of the story which includes the place, time, atmosphere and social conditions (setting).

Generic Structure

Complications

This section contains problems that occur in a story. Complications are divided into 3 parts:

• Rising action: Problems start to emerge

• Climax: The peak of the problem

• Falling action: The tension of the problem begins to decrease, and begins to find a resolution point.

Generic Structure

Resolution

This section contains the completion or end of a narrative text story.
A story can close with a happy ending, a sad ending, or a cliffhanger.

Generic Structure

Re-orientation

This section contains the completion or end of a narrative text story. A story can close with a happy ending, a sad ending, or a cliffhanger.

The final part of the narrative text structure usually contains a conclusion, a moral message (moral value), or a change in character's character at the end of the story. This reorientation is optional because it does not always have to be present in a narrative text.

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