Pelajaran 4 - Narative Text

LESSON 4

Narrative Text

Apa itu Narrative Text?
Narrative text – teks narasi, atau cerita fiksi atau cerita karangan yang dibuat untuk menghibur pembaca. Narrative text biasanya berupa dongeng, cerita rakyat, maupun cerita fiksional lainnya. Narrative text terdiri dari kejadian berurutan yang mengarah ke dalam suatu klimaks, dan akhirnya menemukan penyelesaian. Narrative text bertujuan untuk menghibur pembaca / pendengar.

Generic Structure of Narrative Text
Narrative Text memiliki 3 susunan struktur seperti ini:

Orientation
Bagian orientation berisi tentang pembukaan cerita yang mengandung pengenalan tokoh, pengenalan latar belakang waktu dan tempat dari cerita. Pokoknya bagian ini mengandung bagian umum dari cerita yang mencakup apa, siapa, kapan, dan dimana cerita tersebut diceritakan.

Complication
Pada bagian ini, sang tokoh utama mulai mengalami konflik dalam kehidupannya dan sang pemeran utama harus menyelesaikan konflik-konflik tersebut.

Resolution
Bagian resolution adalah bagian cerita akhir (ending). Pada bagian ini semua masalah sudah harus terselesaikan oleh sang tokoh utama. Dalam bagian resolution juga biasanya terdapaat pesan moral atau moral value atau nasihat yang bisa kita ambil dari cerita tersebut. Moral value pada ending sebuah narrative text disebut dengan Coda.

Contoh Narrative Text dalam Bahasa Inggris

TIMUN MAS

          Long time ago in the island of Java, Indonesia, lived a couple of farmer.  They had married for some years but they had no children.  So they prayed to a monster called Buta Ijo to give them children.

          Buta Ijo was a ferocious and powerful monster.  He granted their wish on one condition.  When their children had grown up, they had to sacrifice them to Buta Ijo.  He liked eating fresh meat of human being.  The farmers agreed to his condition.  Several months later the wife was pregnant.

          She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.  They named her Timun Mas.  The farmers were happy.

          Timun Mas was very healthy and a very smart girl.  She was also very diligent. When she was a teenager Buta Ijo came to their house.  Timun Mas was frightened so she ran away to hide.  The farmers then told Buta Ijo that Timun Emas was still a child.  They asked him to postpone.  Buta Ijo agreed.  He promised to come again.  The following year Buta Ijo came again.  But again and again their parents said that Timun Mas was still a child.

          When the third time Buta Ijo came their parents had prepared something for him.  They gave Timun Mas several bamboo needles, seeds of cucumber, dressing and salt.

‘Timun, take these things’

‘What are these things?’

‘These are your weapons.  Buta Ijo will chase you.  He will eat you alive.  So run as fast as you can.  And if he will catch you spread this to the ground.  Now go!’

          Timun Mas was scared so she ran as quickly as she could.  When Buta Ijo arrived she was far from home.  He was very angry when he realized that his prey had left.  So he ran to chase her.  He had a sharp nose so he knew what direction his prey ran.

          Timun Mas was just a girl while Buta Ijo was a monster so he could easily catch her up.  When he was just several steps behind Timun Mas quickly spread the seeds of cucumber.  In seconds they turned into many vines of cucumber.  The exhausted Buta Ijo was very thirsty so he grabbed and ate them.  When Buta Ijo was busy eating cucumber Timun Emas could run away.

          But soon Buta Ijo realized and started running again.  When he was just several steps behind Timun Mas threw her bamboo needles.   Soon they turned into dense bamboo trees. Buta Ijo found it hard to pass.  It took him some time to break the dense bamboo forest.  Meanwhile Timun Mas could run farther. Buta Ijo chased her again.  When he almost catch her again and again Timun Mas threw her dressing.  This time it turned into a lake.  Buta Ijo was busy to save himself so Timun Mas ran way. But Buta Ijo could overcome it and continued chasing her.        

          Finally when Timun Mas was almost caught she threw her salt.  Soon the land where Buta Ijo stood turned into ocean.  Buta Ijo was drowned and died instantly. Timun Mas was thankful to god and came back to her home.