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  The definition of 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 narration. The purpose of narrative text The Purpose of Narrative Text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story. Generic Structures of Narrative Text 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. Complication Tells the beginning of the problems which leads to the crisis (climax) of the main participants. Resolution The problem (the crisis) is resolved, either in a happy ending or in a sad (tragic) ending Re-orientation/Coda This is a closing remark to the story and it is optional. It consists  of  a  moral  lesson,  advice  or  teaching  from...

  The Enchanted Fish Once upon a time, there was a fisherman who lived in a small hut near the seaside with his wife. One day, he went fishing. He sat on his boat with his road. Suddenly his float was dragged into the water and he managed to catch a big fish, he was very happy because of that fish will feed them for days. Suddenly the fish said to him that it was an enchanted fish, the fish actually was a prince. And he wanted the fisherman to put him again to the water and he did that. When the fisherman went home, he told everything to his wife. His wife looks disappointed because he didn’t ask anything. And then, she told him to return and asked the fish if they wanted a snug little cottage. But he wasn’t sure about that but he still went to the seashore and sat in his boat. He started to call the fish. The fish immediately came swimming to him. The fisherman asked what his wife want, so the fish gave it. And then he went go home and looked the beautiful cottage. His wife was ve...

  Definition of Figure of Speech A figure of speech is a word or phrase that is used in a non-literal way to create an effect. This effect may be rhetorical as in the deliberate arrangement of words to achieve something poetic, or imagery as in the use of language to suggest a visual picture or make an idea more vivid. Overall, figures of speech function as literary devices because of their expressive use of language. Words are used in other ways than their literal meanings or typical manner of application Types of Figures of Speech The term  figure of speech  covers a wide range of literary devices, techniques, and other forms of figurative language, a few of which include : Hyperbole Hyperbole is a figure of speech that utilizes extreme exaggeration to emphasize a certain quality or feature. I have a million things to do. This suitcase weighs a ton. This room is an ice-box. I’ll die if he doesn’t ask me on a date. I’m too poor to pay attention. Unde...