Examples of Narrative Text
The Devil Undone
On the same spot where the pub called “The Devil Undone” now stands there used to be a cobbler’s shop where a man called Zebediah Bayliss lived and worked with his wife. He was the son of a farm laborer and worked on a farm himself before he became a cobbler. He got married when he was 19 and his wife never stopped complaining about how poor they were. On his fortieth birthday, Zebediah was at the end of his tether. Everything had gone wrong that day and his wife had not stopped complaining since daybreak.
He badly needed money. “I’ll give you my soul for a pot of gold” he cried. Suddenly he saw a strange figure standing in front of him. It was the devil himself. “I’ll give you your pot of gold, Zebediah,” he said, “if in seven years’ time you give me your soul.”
Zebediah was so desperate for money that he agreed. The devil disappeared and there on the floor was a great bag full of gold. The cobbler and his wife lived comfortably from that moment. Zebediah only worked when he felt like it and his wife had nothing to complain about it.
Seven years later, however, the devil appeared again. “Are you ready to keep your bargain?” the devil asked Zebediah. “Yes, I’m ready”, Zebediah replied, “but first I would like you to give me one more wish.”
“Very well,” replied the devil, “but make it simple. We have a long way to go.” Zebediah made his wish, “I wish you were back in hell never to return” he cried.
With a crash the devil flew through the window onto the back of an old happily which ran off great speed. The devil never returned and Zebediah and his wife lived happily for the rest of their lives. When their cottage was pulled down, the pub they built in its place was first called The Devil Upon Done, but this later became change to The Devil Undone.
The Analysis of “The Devil Undone”
Orientation : Paragraph 1; line 1-3
On the same … … … … become a cobbler.
Evaluation : Paragraph 1; line 4
He got … … … … how poor they were.
Complication : Paragraph 1; line 5-6 and
Paragraph 2 and paragraph 3
On his fortieth … … … …complain about it.
Resolution : Paragraph 4, paragraph 5 and
Last paragraph; line 1-2
Seven years later … … … which ran off great speed.
Reorientation : Last paragraph; line 2-end
The devil … … … The Devil Undone.
Language features analysis
Noun : money, cottage
Noun phrase : the pub, the devil, a farm laborer, a laborer, the window
Pronoun : he, his, it, him, they, its, their
Material process : cried, got married, worked
Temporal conjunction : seven years later
The use of simple past : a man called…, he was the son…, he got married…, everything had gone wrong… etc.
The use of saying verb : said, asked, replied
The use of adverbs/adv. Phrase : suddenly, comfortably, happily, with a crash
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