Narrative Text
Definition of Narrative Text (Pengertian Teks Narasi)
Apa itu teks naratif? Narrative text is a the type of text that tells a chronological story in the past tense. Kalo dalam bahasa Indonesia nya nih, teks narasi adalah suatu cerita yang dibuat runut dalam kalimat lampau. Narrative text menceritakan cerita imajinatif ataupun cerita nyata yang dimodifikasi, dan disusun melalui urutan kejadian yang terjadi di masa lalu.
The Purpose of Narrative Text (Tujuan Teks Narasi)
The aim of narrative text is to entertain the readers through the amusing story. Jika diartikan, tujuan narrative text adalah untuk menghibur para pembaca dengan ceritanya yang menarik.
Kinds of Narrative
Generic Structure of Narrative Text (Struktur Teks Narasi)
Ada 4 generic structure of narrative text (struktur teks narasi) yang perlu kamu ketahui jika ingin menyusun atau membuat sebuah teks narasi (narrative text), yaitu:
1. Orientation
Merupakan bagian pembuka dari sebuah cerita teks narasi. Bagian ini mengenalkan tokoh dalam cerita (characters) serta latar terjadinya cerita yang meliputi latar tempat, waktu, suasana, dan keadaan sosial (setting).
2. Complication
Bagian ini berisi permasalahan yang terjadi di dalam sebuah cerita. Secara lebih detail, complication terbagi lagi menjadi 3 bagian, yaitu:
Rising action: Masalah mulai muncul
Climax: Puncak permasalahan
Falling action: Tensi permasalahan mulai menurun, dan mulai menemukan titik penyelesaian.
3. Resolution
Bagian ini berisi penyelesaian atau akhir dari sebuah cerita teks narasi. Sebuah cerita bisa ditutup dengan akhir yang menyenangkan (happpy ending), akhir yang menyedihkan (sad ending), atau akhir yang menggantung (cliffhanger).
4. Re-orientation
Bagian terakhir dari struktur teks narasi (narrative text) ini biasanya berisi kesimpulan, pesan moral (moral value), atau perubahan watak tokoh di akhir cerita. Reorientation ini sifatnya opsional karena tidak harus selalu ada pada suatu teks naratif.
A Mouse Deer and Mr. Farmer
One day, Mouse Deer went to the edge of the forest. He looked out at row after row of vegetables.
“Mmm,” said Mouse Deer. “Juicy cucumbers! Yummy yams!” he started into the garden.
Mouse Deer loved to eat the fruits and roots and shoots of the forest. But he loved something else even more. He loved the vegetables in Mr. Farmer’s garden. Snap! “Oh!”
His leg was caught in a snare! Mouse Deer pulled and pulled. But he could not get away.
“Oh, no!” he said. “Mr. Farmer will have me for dinner!
Then he saw Mr. Farmer coming. Mouse Deer thought fast. He lay on the ground and made his body stiff. Mouse Deer laughed. “Mr. Farmer is smart, but Mouse Deer is smarter.” “Well, well,” said Mr. Farmer. “Look what I caught. A mouse deer! But he looks dead.” Mr. Farmer pushed him with his foot. Mouse Deer didn’t move. “May be he’s been dead a long time,” said Mr. Farmer. “Too bad! I guess we can’t eat him.” He pulled Mouse Deer’s leg out of the snare. Then he tossed Mouse Deer back into the forest. Mouse Deer landed with a soft plop. Then he jumped up and ran. Behind him, he heard Mr. Farmer yelled, “Hey, you trick me!”
Statement
1. The characters of the story are the farmer and the mouse deer. (…) 2. The farmer’s garden was in the middle of the forest. (...) 3. The farmer plants cucumber in the forest.
(…)
4. The mouse deer didn’t like the farmer’s plant.
(…)
5. The farmer set a trap in his garden.
(…)
6. The mouse deer caught in the farmer’s trap.
(…)
7. The trap led to the mouse deer’s death.
(…)
8. The farmer slaughtered the mouse deer. (…)
9. The farmer thought the mouse deer was dead.
(…)
10. The mouse deer then kept by the farmer.
(…)
The Old Woman and the Sparrow
Once upon a time, there lived a kind hearted man and his wife. One morning, his wife found a poor little sparrow. She took it gently and fed it. Showing its gratitude, the sparrow stayed with them and sang every morning. But there was an ill-tempered old woman who didn’t like the sparrow. She cut the sparrow’s tongue. That’s why the bird flew away to its previous nest.
Knowing that their sparrow flew away, the kind man and his wife looked for the sparrow.
They walked a long way, crossed the bridges, climbed the mountains and passed the woods.
At last, they could find the sparrow’s nest. The sparrow welcomed them and provided a feast for them. Before they went home, the sparrow brought two baskets; one was large and looked heavy, and the other one was small and light. The sparrow asked them to choose only one. They chose the small and that was the best choice. There were many rolls of silk and piles of gold in it.
Being jealous, the ill-tempered old woman did the same thing as the kind man and his wife did. She chose the big basket which actually contained wasps and venomous crawlers, such as scorpions, centipedes, and other horrible creatures. Finally, they stung and bit her until death.
Questions:
1. Who is the evil character of the story?
2. Why did the sparrow sing every morning?
3. What did the kind man do when the sparrow left him?
4. What did the sparrow give to the man and his wife?
5. What is the resolution of the text?
