NARRATIVE TEXT

Definition of Narrative Text

Surely you often read fiction in the form of short stories, novels, or story books, right? In Indonesian, these writings are referred to as narrative texts which aim to entertain the readers. Same is the case with English. Narrative text is an article that is usually conveyed chronologically. The target audience for narrative text is different. If it is targeted for children under five to elementary school, usually the story will have positive values ​​that can be learned. If the target audience is adolescents and adults, the stories tend to be longer and more complex. The genre of narrative text also varies, including:

Fairytale 

Fable

Myth

History

Romance

Horror

Characteristics of Narrative Text

To better understand the use of narrative text, let's explore its characteristics .  

Specific character

In a narrative, the author will create a specific character as the main character in the story. Not only the main character, but all the characters in the story will be written clearly starting from their name, shape, color, and character. For example Ariel the mermaid, the dwarves who have different characteristics, Dana the brave Moana.