Narrative Text; Penjelasan Lengkap Disertai Contoh Bacaan

Chapter 2

Narrative Text

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What is Narrative Text?

Defenisi

Cerita dongeng dalam bahasa Inggris disebut Narrative, adalah jenis teks, bacaan, wacana atau paragraf yang berisi cerita-cerita yang bertujuan menghibur pembaca. Cerita yang disampaikan adalah fiksi (tidak nyata). Selain menghibur, dalam sebuah teks Narrative juga menyampaikan pesan (pelajaran) moral.

Teks Narrative dapat berbentuk: Cerita Rakyat (Folklore), Dongeng (Fairy Tale/ Fable), Legenda (Legend), Cerita Pendek (Short Story), Novel, Mitos (Myth) dan lain-lain.

Struktur Bacaan Narrative

Dalam sebuah bacaan Narrative, terdapat struktur pembangun teks sebagai berikut:

Orientation (Pengenalan Tokoh, Penokohan, Latar Cerita).

Complication (Konflik/ permasalahan yang dibahas dalam cerita).

Resolution (Pemecahan masalah/ akhir atau ending cerita. Biasanya dalam sebuah bacaan Narrative terdapat dua ending cerita; Happy ending dan Sad Ending).

Tujuan Komunikatif (Purpose of the text)
“To entertain or amuse the readers.” Tujuan disajikannya sebuah bacaan Narrative, agar pembaca dapat terhibur.

Berikut contoh teks Narrative:

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The Legend of Malin Kundang

An old woman and her son lived in a little village. Her son was called Malin Kundang. They were very poor but they loved each other very much.

One day Malin Kundang told to his mother that he would go to town and work there. At first his mother didn't allow him but finally she let him go with tears.

Malin Kundang worked hard in a big town and in a short time he became a rich man. However he completely forgot his poor old mother.

Some years later he sailed to a harbor near his village. When his mother heard about this news she came to meet him. Malin Kundang pretended not to know her. He said, "You're not my mother. Go away!” His mother became very sad and before she went she said, "Oh, Malin Kundang, you're wicked son. You'll never be safe now. You and your money will turn to stone.

Some days later his ship left the harbor. The sea was calm out when he reached the open sea there was a great storm. The ship was drowned. Malin Kundang and his money changed into a stone. 

Now people call it Batu Simalin Kundang. We can see the stone from Air Manis, a village on the coast of West Sumatera near Padang.