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2. Generic Structure

Generic structures which construct narrative text are as follow:

a. Orientation : The introduction part which consists of what

is in the text in general.

b. Complication : The part which explores the conflict among

the characters. This part contains the

essential content of a narrative text.

c. Resolution : The part when the conflict tends to be

decreased and ended. This part is the part

when the characters get the solution of their

conflicts. Then finally the conflict ended as

the story ends, (Wachidah, S., et.al., 2018).

3. Language Feature

There are several language features that can be found in a narrative

text as follow:

a. The use of specific nouns to mention people and things in the story;

b. The use of adjectives to describe the quality or characteristics of

the people, things and events in the story;

c. The use of time connectives to sequence events through time;

d. The use of adverbs and adverbial phrases to locate the particular

events; and

e. The use of past tense to mention actions, (Edy, I Made. S., et.al.,

2022).