NARRATIVE TEXT
NARRATIVE TEXT
A. Definition and Social Function of Narrative Text
Narrative
Text is a text containing story. It can be in the form of folktale/ folklore, fable, Legend,
short story, fairy tale, myth, etc. The main function of this text is to
entertain the readers with actual or imaginary experience in different ways.
Narrative always deals with some problems which lead to the climax and then
turn into a solution to the problem.
B. Generic Structure of Narrative Text
1. Orientation
It It is the background of the story which tells about who, when, where, and what is the story about.
2.
Complication
A problem arises and followed by
other problems which lead to the climax of conflict in the story. A story can
have complication more than one.
3.
Resolution:
It is the problem solving of the
problem which can end with happy ending or sad ending or tragedy.
C. Language Features of Narrative Text
1. Use of noun phrases (a beautiful
princess, a huge temple)
2. Use of adverbial phrases of time
and place (in the garden, two days ago)
3. Use of simple past tense (He walked
away from the village)
4. Use of action verbs (walked, slept).
5. Use of adjectives phrases (long
black hair)
D. Example Of Narrative Text
The Frog Prince
As soon as she woke up, she looked for the
frog. However, she could not find it anywhere in the house. All of a sudden,
someone came inside the house and surprised her. A handsome prince said hello
and thanked her! The prince told her that an evil witch changed him into a
frog. “You were nice to me, and now I want you to go with me to my father’s
kingdom and there we will get married and live there for the rest of our
lives.” And so the princess agreed and there they lived happily ever after.
a. What is narrative text?
b. How are the language features of
narrative text?
c. How is the generic structure of
narrative text?
d. What is the difference between
narrative text in English and Indonesia?
Answer the following questions based on the text above!
1.
With
whom did the princess go to take a walk?
2.
What
did the frog eat for dinner?
3.
Who
changed the prince into a frog?
4.
How
did the princess go to the river?
5.
“When she was sitting, a hideous
frog surprised her”. (Paragraph
1 line 2). The
word “hideous” means…
6.
Why
did she bring the frog back to her house?
7.
Where did the prince and the princess go at
the end of the story?
8.
What
moral values can you take from the story?
THE BEGINNING OF REOG PONOROGO
In a time before history, there was
a feared and respected king named Binatara Sakti Mandraguna. The legend tells
us that when he was angered, the king would grow the head of the lion, so that,
in battle, he presented a fearsome appearance, with gnashing teeth a great
mane. He was also extremely prideful or vain. In moments when he was most
prideful, the King grew upon his shoulder, the head and feather of a peacock,
who was known as “Merak Aji”, the wonderful peacock. Because King Binatara
Sakti Mandraguna was so fearsome in battle, wearing the head of a lion mask.
With him traveled his prime Minister, another great warrior named, Ider Kala.
At this times, there was a princess
named Dewi Songgolangit, the daughter of
the King of Kediri. Famous for her Beauty, she was persuade by many suitors.
One of them was Kelono Sewandono, Prince of Bantar Angin, which stood where
Ponorogo stand today. The Prince was accompanied by his prime Minister,
Pujangga Anom (or Bujang Ganong). The princess, besieged by suitor, decided
that the best way to choose was to set a nearly imposable task before them. To
win her heart, the suitor must present to her: 144 Twin Horses, an animal
having two heads, and an original music composition and dance.
And so it came to pass, that prince
Kelono Sewandono and the feared Singo Barong, both sought the hand of the
beautiful princess. The prince formed a procession of soldiers and horses, and
set off to propose to the princess. On their way, they passed through the
jungle called lodoyo which belonged To Singo Barong.
The king, enraged to have his rival
on his land, sent his troops to attack the Prince procession. As the two armies
tore at one another, the two Prime Minister met in combat and Pujangga Anom
slew Ider Kala. Then, King Singo Barong, was Overcome by both anger and pride.
With both the lion head and the peacock, Merak Aji on his shoulders, he flew
into battle. He felled many a warrior of Bantar Angin.
Finally, Prince Kelono Sewandono
himself entered the battle. The prince had neither the rage of a lion nor the
pride of a peacock. He retained his humanity as he faced the great king. Armed
with a whip called Samandiman, he met and defeated the fearsome king who he
took as his prisoner.
Now began the great mixture of
legend and art, as this warrior prince’s procession continued. To win the heart
of Princess Dewi Songgolangit the prince bought: 144 Twin Horses, an animal
having two heads (that of princess and that of a lion), and an original
composition and dance which became Reog Ponorogo.
The legend and with the creation of
this wonderful dance and the dance, which tells of the great defeat and the
procession begin and continues to bring as the legend. Every year Reog Ponorogo
is presented in courtyard, on stages and in the street, by the talented
musicians and dancer of Ponorogo. The horses are lovely ladies and the great
whip, Samandiman is a wand of flowers. The giant and fearsome mask, central to
the performance, remind us of a king who became more than a man and less.
1. Who was Songgolangit?
2. What is samandiman?
3. Who was Klana sewandono’s enemy?
How did he defeat his enemy?
4. “Because King Binatara Sakti
Mandraguna was so fearsome in battle, wearing the head of a lion
mask.” (paragraph 1) What does the word ‘battle’ mean?
5. Where is Bantar Angin today?
6. What were the requirement to propose
Dewi Songgo Langit ?
7. What moral values can you take from
the story?
8. What do you need to do to commercialize Reog Ponorogo so that it is able to develop the income of Ponorogonese?
Jealous Wife and Tricky Husband
A jealous wife was continually
quarreling with her husband over his mistress. One day the husband said,
“Woman, you’re driving me mad. I’d rather die than do battle with you
again". Having said that, he locked himself in his room and went without
food for few days. At the end of it, the wife felt sorry, so she said,
"enough is enough! I’ll never show any jealousy over your mistress
again".
After
accepting a written statement of total obedience from his wife, he got out and
ate hearty. And sure enough, she became as obedient as pet cat ever since.
A
friend of the man also had a mistress and he too had got no peace from his
wife. When he heard of the trick, he decided to try it on her. So when he came
home, he locked himself up and refused to eat. Five days passed and fearing
that he would die, he began to cry for food. Right then, his wife was in the
next room preparing meat soup and barbecued beef. The pleasant smell floated
over to his room, tempting the hungry man. Unable to control himself any
longer, he opened the door and begged his wife, “Listen, I promise that I’ll
never see the other woman again if you’ll give me some meat to eat."
"Only if you swear." She
demanded. Following that, she gave him the meat and ate it like a hungry wolf.
The
next day, when he told his friend what had happened, the friend laughed and
said, "Nobody can live five or six days without any food and water, as for
me, I hid a bag of shelled chestnuts in my jacket, so that I could eat them in
secret. That is the trick!"
1. Why did
the man lock himself in his room?
2. “A friend of the man also had a mistress…” (paragraph 3 line 1) What
does the word ‘mistress’ mean?
3. How was
the woman’s reaction to what her husband did?
4. “When he heard of the trick, he decided to try
it
on her.” (paragraph 3 line 2) What does the word ‘it’ refer to?
5. Why did a friend of the man failed
to do the trick?
6. What did
the writer do to make him alive when he locked
himself in his room?
7. Do you believe that jealousy makes
love alive? Why?
8. What moral values can you take from the story?
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet lived
in Jetis. They met at a party and it was love at first
sight. Their families were enemies so the young couple could not meet in the
open. They got married in secret with the help of a priest and Juliet’s maid.
Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, hated
Romeo and the Montagues. One day, he met Romeo and his friend Mercutio in the
street. They had a sword fight and Mercutio was killed. Romeo was so upset that
he attacked and killed Tybalt in
revenge.
As a result of this, Romeo had to
leave Jetis
to save his life. He visited Juliet secretly that night and then left for Sawoo. Juliet’s parents wanted Juliet to
marry Jono,
a friend of the family. They arranged the marriage and Juliet was horrified.
She asked the priest
to help her. He
gave her a drug to make her sleep for a long time and look dead to everyone
else. When Juliet woke up, she could join Romeo in Sawoo. The priest promised to write to Romeo and
explain the plan.
The night before the wedding,
Juliet took the drug and her family found her “dead” in the morning. The
wedding celebration turned into a funeral. Unfortunately, Romeo never received
the letter from the priest.
He returned to Jetis,
when he found Juliet’s body. He thought she was dead and he was so sad that he killed himself. When
Juliet woke up and saw Romeo lying dead beside her, she killed herself too,
with his dagger.
As a result of this tragic of events, the two families agreed to stop fighting and live in peace together.
Answer the questions
below based on the text!
1. Who was
Tybalt?
2. Where did
romeo and Juliet meet?
3. Why were
they not able to see in the open?
4. Why did
Romeo kill himself?
5. “He returned to Jetis, when he found
Juliet’s body.” (paragraph 4 line 3) The word ‘returned’ can be replaced by….
6. “They got
married in secret with the help of a priest, and Juliet’s maid.” (paragraph 1
line 2). What does the word ‘they’ refer to?
7. What
happened to the two families after this tragedy?
8. What moral value can you take from
the story?
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