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The structure of a Legend can be divided into three main sections.

1. Orientation. The first paragraph present information about the participants of the
story. In literary term, the participant is called character. Orientation commonly

introduces information about who, where, and when.

2. Complication. Paragraph two explores the niche of the story. That is conflict among
the characters of the story. This conflict will involve physical and psychological conflict.

The conflict is actually the heart of any narrative text. It will drive the participant to

make effort in solving the crisis.

3. Resolution. The last paragraph closes the story with solving the crisis. However it can

be better or worse.

With a solid structure to hang their texts on, students will now need to familiarize themselves

with the features specific to this distinctive text type.
- Past tense (Lived, fell, etc.)

- Adverb of time (Once upon a time, one day, etc.)

- Time conjunction (When, then, suddenly, etc.)

- Action verbs. A verb that shows an action. (Killed, dug, walked, etc.)

- Direct speech. It is to make the story lively. (Snow White said, ”My name is Snow
White). The direct speech uses present tense.

Now, read the following example of a legend text below.

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