Lesson 2
NARATIVE TEXT
Teks Narasi
Apakah narrative text itu?
Kata narrative berasal dari kata dasar 'narrate' yang artinya bercerita, atau menceritakan.
Narrative text - cerita fiksi atau cerita
karangan yang dibuat untuk menghibur pembaca. Narrative text biasanya kita
jumpai dalam bentuk dongeng, cerita rakyat, maupun cerita fiksi lainnya.
Generic Structure of Narrative Text
Narrative text teridiri atas 3 bagian utama:
Orientation
Tahap pengenalan tokoh-tokoh, latar belakang
tempat dan waktu dari cerita. (siapa, apa, kapan, dan dimana)
Complication
Pada tahap ini masalah-masalah mulai dimunculkan
dan akan di selesaikan oleh tokoh utama pada cerita selanjutnya.
Resolution
tahap cerita diakhiri. Pada bagian ini masalah
terselesaikan oleh si tokoh utama. Pada bagian ini juga biasanya terkandung nilai
moral atau nasihat yang bermanfaat untuk pembacanya.
Contoh Narative Text:
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.
Analysis:
TIMUN MAS
(Orientation)
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.
(Complication)
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.
(Resolution)
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.