Narrative is a type of writing that tells stories, and it relates to a series of events. The events are given in chronological order.
The purpose of a narrative text is to entertain or to gain and hold a reader's interest. It can also aim to teach or to inform readers.
The narrative text writing could be fiction or nonfiction. The previous type is a made up story and based on imaginative events, such as novels, poems, short stories, science fiction, romance, and many more. The later, however, is based on the real fact like memoirs, biographies, or news stories.
Here I will focus more on the fiction type of narrative text.
The elements of narrative text
Characters
There are two kinds of characters in a narrative text, main and supporting characters.
Setting
Setting tells about places, where the story takes place. It is also about time, when the story takes place.
Plot
It is all of the events in the story that is organised in a chronological order.
The plot of a story can be divided into three parts.
Orientation
It is the beginning of the story. It tells who the story is about, where it takes place, and what the problem is.
Complication
In this part, characters attempt to solve the problem or to find a solution.
Resolution
This is how the story ends. The problems is solved, the mystery is revealed, or the quest is accomplished.
Below are examples of narrative text.
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