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WHAT IS NARRATIVE TEXT?





                                                                Narrative text is a type of text that
                                                                connects  a  series  of  events  and

                                                                contains  fiction  and  non-fiction
                                                                stories (Toolan, 2016). The two forms
                                                                of text use imaginative language and
                                                                express  emotion.  The  purpose  of
                                                                Narrative  text  is  to  entertain  the
                                                                reader and tell stories that happened
                                                                in the past. There are several types of

                                                                Narrative  texts,  including:  legend,

                                                                fairy  tale,  fable,  a  journey  or  a
                          Picture 2. Illustration               voyage, folk tales.
                          Source: google.images




                                                                         SOCIAL FUNCTION





                 The social function of narrative

                 text is     to amuse or entertain the                              ENTERTAINING

                 readers with actual or imaginary


                 experiences  in  different  ways.

                 Narrative always deal with some                                    GIVING LESSON &

                 problems  which  lead  to  the                                     INFORMATION


                 climax  and  then  turn  into  a

                 solution to the problem.                                            CHANING SOCIAL

                                                                                     OPINION







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