BAHASA INGGRIS -PERTEMUAN 5-(LM)-NARRATIVE TEXT-PERRTEMUAN- 5

        

Apa itu Narrative Text?

Narrative text adalah cerita fiksi atau cerita karangan yang dibuat untuk menghibur pembaca. Narrative text biasanya kita jumpai dalam bentuk dongeng, cerita rakyat, maupun cerita fiksional lainnya. Tujuan Narrative text, seperti yang sudah disebutkan diatas adalah untuk menghibur pembaca/ pendengar dalam suatu cerita dengan kejadian berurutan yang mengarah ke dalam suatu klimaks, dan akhirnya menemukan penyelesaian.

Generic Structure dari Narrative Text

Narrative text mempunyai 3 susunan struktur seperti berikut ini:

1. OrientationBagian Orientation berisi tentang pengenalan tokoh-tokoh, latar belakang tempat dan waktu dari cerita. (siapa, apa, kapan, dan dimana)
2. ComplicationPada bagian complication, masalah-masalah mulai muncul dan harus di selesaikan oleh tokoh utama pada cerita tersebut.
3. ResolutionResolution adalah dimana cerita berakhir. Pada bagian ini masalah terselesaikan oleh si tokoh utama. Dalam bagian Resolution juga biasanya terdapat moral value atau nasihat dari cerita tersebut atau yang biasa disebut juga dengan Coda.

Penggunaan Grammar dalam Narrative Text

Dalam Narrative text kita harus menggunakan bentuk lampau atau past, karena cerita ini merupakan cerita karangan atau fiksi. Bentuk tenses bisa menggunakan past perfect, past continuous, past perfect continuous, atau bisa saja past future continuous. Semua aturan ini tidak harus dijadikan sebagai acuan karena tenses itu mengacu kepada kondisi dan situasi kalimat.

Ciri - Ciri Narrative Text

• Menggunakan Action Verb dalam bentuk Past Tense. Misalnya : Walked, Said, Wondered, dsb.
• Menggunakan Nouns tertentu sebagai kata ganti orang, hewan dan benda tertentu dalam cerita. Misalnya : the princess, the girl, the queen, dsb.
• Menggunakan Adjectives yang membentuk noun phrase. Misalnya : The red riding hood, the poisoned apple, dsb.
• Menggunakan Time Connectives dan Conjunctions untuk mengurutkan kejadian-kejadian. Misalnya : before, after, then, next,soon, dsb.
• Menggunakan Adverbs dan Adverbial Phrase untuk menunjukkan lokasi kejadian atau peristiwa. Misalnya : on the sea, in the mountain, there, happily ever after, dsb

Contoh Cerita Narrative Text

The Legend of Malin Kundang

(Orientation)

          A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra, a woman and her son lived. They were Malin Kundang and her mother. Her mother was a single parent because Malin Kundang's father had passed away when he was a baby. Malin Kundang had to live hard with his mother

(Events)

          Malin Kundang was a healthy, dilligent, and strong boy. He usually went to sea to catch fish. After getting fish he would bring it to his mother, or sold the caught fish in the town. One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant's ship which was being raided by a small band of pirates. He helped the merchant. With his brave and power, Malin Kundang defeated the pirates. 

          The merchant was so happy and thanked to him. In return the merchant asked Malin Kundang to sail with him. To get a better life, Malin Kundang agreed. He left his mother alone. Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a huge ship and was helped by many ship crews loading trading goods. Perfectly he had a beautiful wife too. When he was sailing his trading journey, his ship landed on a beach near a small village. The villagers recognized him. The news ran fast in the town; “Malin Kundang has become rich and now he is here”. An old woman ran to the beach to meet the new rich merchant. She was Malin Kundang’s mother. 

          She wanted to hug him, released her sadness of being lonely after so long time. Unfortunately, when the mother came, Malin Kundang who was in front of his well dressed wife and his ship crews denied meeting that old lonely woman. For three times her mother begged Malin Kundang and for three times he yelled at her. At last Malin Kundang said to her "Enough, old woman! I have never had a mother like you, a dirty and ugly woman!" After that he ordered his crews to set sail. He would leave the old mother again but in that time she was full of both sadness and angriness. Finally, enraged, she cursed Malin Kundang that he would turn into a stone if he didn't apologize. Malin Kundang just laughed and really set sail

(Resolution)

          In the quiet sea, suddenly a thunderstorm came. His huge ship was wrecked and it was too late for Malin Kundang to apologize. He was thrown by the wave out of his ship. He fell on a small island. It was really too late for him to avoid his curse. Suddenly,

he turned into a stone.

Terjemahannya:

The Legend of Malin Kundang

(Orietation)

          A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra, a woman and her son lived. They were Malin Kundang and her mother. Her mother was a single parent because Malin Kundang's father had passed away when he was a baby. Malin Kundang had to live hard with his mother

(Events)

          Malin Kundang was a healthy, dilligent, and strong boy. He usually went to sea to catch fish. After getting fish he would bring it to his mother, or sold the caught fish in the town. One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant's ship which was being raided by a small band of pirates. He helped the merchant. With his brave and power, Malin Kundang defeated the pirates. 

          The merchant was so happy and thanked to him. In return the merchant asked Malin Kundang to sail with him. To get a better life, Malin Kundang agreed. He left his mother alone. Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a huge ship and was helped by many ship crews loading trading goods. Perfectly he had a beautiful wife too. When he was sailing his trading journey, his ship landed on a beach near a small village. The villagers recognized him. The news ran fast in the town; “Malin Kundang has become rich and now he is here”. An old woman ran to the beach to meet the new rich merchant. She was Malin Kundang’s mother. 

          She wanted to hug him, released her sadness of being lonely after so long time. Unfortunately, when the mother came, Malin Kundang who was in front of his well dressed wife and his ship crews denied meeting that old lonely woman. For three times her mother begged Malin Kundang and for three times he yelled at her. At last Malin Kundang said to her "Enough, old woman! I have never had a mother like you, a dirty and ugly woman!" After that he ordered his crews to set sail. He would leave the old mother again but in that time she was full of both sadness and angriness. Finally, enraged, she cursed Malin Kundang that he would turn into a stone if he didn't apologize. Malin Kundang just laughed and really set sail

(Resolution)

          In the quiet sea, suddenly a thunderstorm came. His huge ship was wrecked and it was too late for Malin Kundang to apologize. He was thrown by the wave out of his ship. He fell on a small island. It was really too late for him to avoid his curse. Suddenly,

he turned into a stone.

Cinderella

Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Cinderella. She lived with her step mother and two step sisters. The step mother and her two daughters didn’t like Cinderella. They treated Cincerella very bad. Cinderella usually did the hardest works in the house; such as scrubbing the floor, cleaning the pot and pan and preparing the food for the family, and so on.

One day, a ball was to be held by the royal family of the kingdom to find the Prince’s spouse. Cinderella wanted to go to the ball but her step mother asked her to stay at home and do the house works. Cinderella cried. Then there was a fairy godmother standing beside her.

“Why are you crying, Cinderella?”, the fairy godmother asked.

“Because I want to go to the ball but my step mother insists me to stay at home. Besides, I don’t have any beautiful dress” said Cinderella.

Then the fairy turned Cinderella’s ugly dress became the most beautiful dress and with beautiful slippers. The fairy also turned a pumpkin into a parking coach and the mice become six white horses. Cinderella fiinally could go to the ball but she had to come back before midnight before the spell ended.

At the ball, Cinderella amazed everybody there include the Prince. The Prince asked her to dance. Cinderella had a wonderful time at the ball. But, all of a sudden, she heard the sound of a clock, the first stroke of midnight. Remembered what the fairy had said, Cinderella ran back to go home. But she lost one of her slippers in ballroom. The Prince picked up her slipper and would search for the girl whose foot fitted with the slipper.

A few days later, the Prince proclaimed that he would marry the girl whose feet fitted the slipper. Her step sisters tried on the slipper but it was too small for them, no matter how hard they squeezed their toes into it. In the end, the King’s solder let Cinderella try on the slipper. She stuck out her foot and the page slipped the slipper on. It fitted perfectly.

Finally, she was driven to the palace. The Prince was overjoyed to see her again. They were married and live happily ever after.

Berikut terjemahan dari contoh narrative text di atas:

Cinderella

Alkisah, hiduplah seorang gadis bernama Cinderella. Dia tinggal bersama ibu tirinya dan dua saudara perempuan tiri. Ibu tiri dan kedua putrinya tidak menyukai Cinderella. Mereka memperlakukan Cincerella dengan sangat buruk. Cinderella biasanya melakukan pekerjaan yang paling sulit di rumah; seperti menggosok lantai, membersihkan panci dan wajan dan menyiapkan makanan untuk keluarga, dan sebagainya.

Suatu hari, sebuah pesta akan diadakan oleh keluarga kerajaan untuk menemukan pasangan Pangeran. Cinderella ingin pergi ke pesta dansa tetapi ibu tirinya memintanya untuk tinggal di rumah dan melakukan pekerjaan rumah. Cinderella menangis. Lalu ada ibu peri berdiri di sampingnya.

“Mengapa kamu menangis, Cinderella?”, Tanya ibu baptis peri.

“Karena aku ingin pergi ke pesta dansa, tetapi ibu tiriku bersikeras agar aku tinggal di rumah. Selain itu, aku tidak punya gaun yang indah,” kata Cinderella.

Kemudian peri mengubah gaun jelek Cinderella menjadi gaun yang paling indah dan dengan sepatu yang indah. Peri itu juga mengubah labu menjadi pelatih parkir dan tikus menjadi enam kuda putih. Cinderella akhirnya bisa pergi ke pesta dansa tapi dia harus kembali sebelum tengah malam sebelum mantra berakhir.

Di pesta dansa, Cinderella membuat kagum semua orang di sana termasuk sang Pangeran. Pangeran memintanya untuk menari. Cinderella bersenang-senang di pesta dansa. Tapi, tiba-tiba, dia mendengar suara jam, pukulan pertama tengah malam. Teringat apa yang dikatakan sang peri, Cinderella berlari untuk pulang. Tapi dia kehilangan salah satu sepatunya di pesta dansa. Pangeran mengambil sandal dan akan mencari gadis yang kakinya pas dengan sepatu itu.

Beberapa hari kemudian, Pangeran menyatakan bahwa ia akan menikahi gadis yang kakinya cocok dengan sepatu itu. Kakak tiri Cinderella mencoba memakai sepatu itu, tetapi terlalu kecil untuk mereka, tidak peduli seberapa keras mereka menekan jari kaki mereka ke dalamnya. Pada akhirnya, perajurit Pangeran membiarkan Cinderella mencoba sepatu tersebut. Dia menjulurkan kakinya dan memakai sepatu itu. Pas sekali.

Akhirnya, dia dibawa ke istana. Pangeran sangat senang melihatnya lagi. Mereka menikah dan hidup bahagia selamanya.

Penjelasan:

Contoh teks di atas adalah Narrative Text karena memiliki cerita dengan rangkaian peristiwa kronologis yang saling terhubung. Selain itu, teks tersebut mempunyai ciri-ciri dan generic structure yang sama dengan ciri-ciri dan struktur Narrative Text, yaitu:

Ciri-ciri:

• Menggunakan Action Verb dalam bentuk Past tenses seperti: lived, treated, didn’t, dan lain sebagainya.
• Menggunakan Noun tertentu untuk sebagai kata ganti orang seperti: the Prince.
• Menggunakan Adjective yang membentuk Noun Phrase seperti: the most beautiful dress.
• Menggunakan Conjunction untuk mengurutkan kejadian-kejadian seperti: then, a few days later, finally, dan lain sebagainya.
• Menggunakan Adverb dan Adverbial Phrase untuk menunjukkan lokasi kejadian atau peristiwa seperti: happily ever after.

Generic Structure:

• Orientation

Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Cinderella….

• Complication

Cinderella wanted to go to the ball but her step mother asked her to stay at home and do the house works…

• Resolution

In the end, the King’s solder let Cinderella try on the slipper. She stuck out her foot and the page slipped the slipper on. It fitted perfectly.

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