Narrative Text Analysis

1. Group 9 :
1.Ana Hisbiana A.F. (03)
2.Dita Amaliyah (10)
3.Sheila Shindy Sukma (36)
4.Umatul Mufarikhah (41)

2. Narrative Text
Analysis

3. The definition of narrative textThe definition of narrative text
 Narrative text is a story with
complication or problematic events
and it tries to find the resolutions to
solve the problems.
Source :
http://duoulala.blogspot.com/2013/07/na

4. Kinds of Narrative Text
 A myth
Idea or story that is believed by
many people but that is not true.
Example :First Tears retold by S.E.
Schlosser
Source :
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary

5.  A legend
A story handed down through generations which is
believed to be historical.
Example : Danau Toba, Rawa Pening etc.
Source : www.yourdictionary.com/legend
 Fable
A short story, typically with animals as characters,
conveying a moral.
Example :The Fox and the Crow, Animal Farm, The Rime of
the Ancient Mariner, Gulliver’s Travels, The Ant and the
Grasshopper, etc.
Source :
www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_engl

6. A folklore
Traditions, customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings that are not true but
that many people have heard or read
Example : Connecticut Yankee
Source : www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folklore
Fairy tales
A fanciful tale of legendary deeds and creatures, usually intended for
children.
Example : Rapunzel, Snow White, etc.
Source :
www.americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/folklore.definitions.html
Adventure
The definition of an adventure is an exciting or unusual experience that
usually involves risks.
Example : The Summit, A Lovely Girl , etc
Source : www.yourdictionary.com/adventure

7. Generic Structure
Orientation : It is about the opening paragraph
where the characters of the story
are introduced.
Complication : Where the problems in the story
developed.
Resolution : Where the problems in the story is
solved.
Source :
www.englishindo.com/2013/08/narrative-text.html

8. Snow White
Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White. She lived with
her Aunt and Uncle because her parents were died.
One day she heard her Uncle and Aunt talking about leaving Snow White in
the castle because they both wanted to go to America and they didn’t have enough
money to take Snow White.
Snow White did not want her Uncle and Aunt to do this so she decided it
would be best if she run away. The next morning she run away from home when
her Aunt and Uncle were having breakfast. She run away into the woods.
Then she saw this little cottage. She knocked but no one answered so she
went inside and fell asleep.
Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went
inside. There they found Snow White sleeping. Then Snow White woke up. She saw
the dwarfs. The dwarfs said, “what is your name?” Snow White said, “My name is
Snow White.”
Doc, one of the dwarfs, said, “If you wish, you may live here with us.” Snow
White said, “Oh could I? Thank you.” Then Snow White told the dwarfs the whole
story and Snow White and the 7 dwarfs lived happily ever after.
http://ulfahfazriyah.blogspot.com/2013/12/narrative-text-dan-generic-structure.html

9. Snow White --> Title
Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White. She lived with
her Aunt and Uncle because her parents were died. ---> Orientation
One day she heard her Uncle and Aunt talking about leaving Snow White in
the castle because they both wanted to go to America and they didn’t have
enough money to take Snow White. ---> Complication 1
Snow White did not want her Uncle and Aunt to do this so she decided it
would be best if she run away. The next morning she run away from home when
her Aunt and Uncle were having breakfast. She run away into the woods. --->
Complication 2
Then she saw this little cottage. She knocked but no one answered so she
went inside and fell asleep. ---> Resolution 1
Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went
inside. There they found Snow White sleeping. Then Snow White woke up. She
saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs said, “what is your name?” Snow White said, “My
name is Snow White.”
Doc, one of the dwarfs, said, “If you wish, you may live here with us.”
Snow White said, “Oh could I? Thank you.” Then Snow White told the dwarfs the
whole story and Snow White and the 7 dwarfs lived happily ever after. --->
Resolution 2

10. Analysis Generic Structure
Orientation :
 the story occur in once upon a time
The participants are Snow White, Aunt, and Uncle
Complication 1 :
The complication of story is Her uncle and aunt wanted go
to America and they didn’t have enough money to take Snow
White.
Complication 2 :
The complication of this story is She run away from home
because she didn’t want her ucle and aunt leaving her, so she
run away to woods.

11. Resolution 1 :
 The resolution is She saw this
little cottage and then she went
inside and fell asleep.
Resolution 2 :
 The resolution is Snow White
and the 7 dwarfs lived happily
ever after

12. The communicative Function
To entertain the readers or the listeners about
a little girl named Snow White.
Moral Value from the text is
Don’t be jealous with each other.
Main Idea :
 Snow White live with her aunt and uncle
because her parents were died. As a result, snow
white and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.

13. Language Features of Snow White
•Using saying verb: answered
 Saying verbs are words used to indicate
speaking (hence the name). They are often used
when a writer wants to use an alternative for the
word ‘said’ in their speech tags for direct speech.
They can provide more information as to how
things are being spoken.
Source :
www.
ilmubholang.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/contoh-say

14. • Using simple past tense: lived, were, heard, wanted, didn’t have,
ran, decided, did not want.
 Simple past tense is, to declare an act / event that happened in
the past / make enormous time has passed and in the know.
Source :
www.fitrianingsiherianto.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/pengertian-
past-tense-dalam-bahasa-inggris-contoh-verbal-dan-nominal/
• Use of adverb of time: Long time ago, Once upon a time, One day.
 tell us when an action happened,
Source :
www.edufind.com/english/grammar/adverbs_time.php

15. • Use of time connectives to order the events: Then, After, After that, When,
Before.

• Using thinking verb: saw, feel.

• Conjunction : And, Because, If, When, So, But,
 words that connect clauses equivalent or clauses rate
Source:
www.kursusmudahbahasainggris.com/2013/09/pengertian-kegunaan-jenis-dan-
contoh.html#ixzz3BapHtw8H

16. QuestionsQuestions ::
1. Who is snow white?
2. What is the purpose of snow
white?
3. What is the main idea of snow
white?
4. What the lesson of snow white?
5. Give your opinion about snow
white?

17. Answer :
1. Snow White is a kind and gentle princess, with lips
red as a rose and skin white as snow. After she's
forced to leave her castle, she befriends the lovable
Seven Dwarfs and happily ever after.
2. To entertain the readers or the listeners about a little
girl named Snow White.
3. Snow White live with her aunt and uncle because her
parents were dead. As a result, snow white and the
seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.
4. Don’t be jealous with each other.
5. Her lived is very bad, until she met seven dwarfs and
the result she lived happily.