Narrative Text

Narrative Text is a story with complication or problematic events and it tries to find the resolutions to solve the problems. An important part of narrative text is the narrative mode, the set of methods used to communicate the narrative through a process of narration.

The Purpose of Narrative Text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with the story.

Generic Structures of Narrative Text

1) Orientation

Sets the scene: where and when the story happened and introduces the participants of the story: who and what is involved in the story.

2) Complication

Tells the beginning of the problems which leads to the crisis (climax) of the main participants.

3) Resolution

The problem (the crisis) is resolved, either in a happy ending or in a sad (tragic) ending.

4) Re-orientation/Coda

This is a closing remark to the story and it is optional. It consists  of  a  moral  lesson or  advice from  the writer.

Source: http://guruberbagirasa.blogspot.com/2013/06/narrative-text-definition-purposes.html