Social function :
to entertain or
inform readers by telling them a story.
Generic Structure of narrative text :
·
- Orientation : It is about the opening paragraph where the
characters of the story are introduced.who,
when, where
·
- Complication : event that causes a complication; there may be
more than one in a story.
Descriptive words are used to give information about characters and events.
· - Evaluation : reaction by
characters to the complication
·
- Resolution : solution
to the problem
Narrative Scaffold
Orientation (who,
when, where)……………………………………..
………………………………………………
Complication…………………………………………
Evaluation/reaction……………………………………
Complication…………………………………………
Evaluation/reaction………………………………
Complication/climax……………………………………
Evaluation/reaction……………………………………
Resolution……………………………………………
Language features of a narrative :
- Adjectives to describe nouns – heavy, frosty, transparent, grumpy
- Adverbs – to describe verbs – quickly, secretly, quietly, energetically, suddenly
- Similes – to compare one thing with another, using like or as … as – as bright as the moon, the kiss felt like a butterfly’s wings against her cheek
- Time words – Once upon a time, long ago, then, last week
- Verbs indicating actions in the story – hid, ate, ran, whispered, looked
Example
:
THE LEGEND
OF PRAMBANAN TEMPLE
Inside
the northern chamber Shiva temple in Prambanan temple in Central Java,
Indonesia, there is a stone statue of a beautiful woman. She stands on a
bull. She wears a crown and jewelry. Her body is slim. Who is
she? There is no doubt that she is Durga Mahisasuramardini, a Hindu
goddess. But the Javanese people have their own story about her. Here is
the story.
A
long long time ago in central Java lived a wise king. His name was Prabu
Boko. He had a beautiful daughter whose name was Roro Jonggrang.
They lived in a palace on top of a hill. At present we can visit the
ruins of the palace that is located about two miles south of Prambanan
temple. The palace is called kraton Boko. His country was so
prosperous that another king was jealous.
There
was a neighboring kingdom under king Bandung Bondowoso. One day king
Bandung attacked Prabu Boko. In a fierce fight King Boko was killed and
his kingdom was conquered. The young Bandung Bondowoso fell in love with
Roro Jonggrang when he saw her beauty. He wanted to marry her so he
proposed her. But Roro Jonggrang definitely did not want to marry someone
who had murdered her father. So she gave a difficult condition.
She
told Bandung that she would marry him if he could build one thousand temples in
one night. Bandung was surprised but he was optimistic he could meet the
condition. He was a powerful king and he had many friends among the genie
and spirits. So he asked them for help. With the help of those
invisible beings Bandung built the temples.
Meanwhile
Roro Jonggrang and her people kept an eye on Bandung. When it was almost
dawn Bandung and the genie had built nine hundred ninety nine temples.
Roro Jonggrang was very worried. If Bandung could meet her condition,
she had to marry him. Then she had a bright idea. She ordered her
people to make noise and lights. Women were ordered to cook and make
noise by hitting kitchen utensils. Men were also ordered to make noise
around the temples. Then the genie thought that daylight had come.
They were afraid of the sunlight so they left immediately. Without their
help Bandung was unable to finish the temple.
Bandung
was very angry. He knew that it was a dirty trick from Roro
Jonggrang. Then he cursed Roro Jonggrang into a statue. The statue
of Roro Jonggrang is now inside the northern chamber of the main temple which
was dedicated to Shiva in Prambanan temple.
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