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LEGEND, The main character is often heroic., Heroes often give up dreams…
LEGEND
Definition
A legend is a story about human events or actions that has not been proved nor documented in real history. Legend can relate to everyone and connect us with other culture. Legends are about people and their actions or deeds.
Example of Legend
THE LEGEND OF MEGALITHIC SITE GUNUNG PADANG
Once upon a time, there was the richest man lives in West Java. He was the one owner of the fields in the whole area. The villagers were just as labourers to him, so they called him as "Pak Kikir" or "Mr. Kikir" (a stingy man). Pak Kikir had a son. His son had a different character with him. He was a humble and kind boy. He always helped the villagers.
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Language Features
- The use of Adjective that form the noun phrase.
- Time connectives and conjunction. .
- The use of adverb and adverbial phrases to indicate the location of the incident or events.
- The use of action verbs in the past tense.
- The used of saying verbs that mark remarks.
- The use of thinking verbs that mark the thoughts, perceptions or feelings of the characters in the story.
- The use of dialogue to elicit an emotional response from the reader.
Social Functions
- To present the story of human actions in such a way that they are perceived by the the listeners or readers to be true (in literature).
- To entertain or to amuse the readers about the interesting story (in general).
Generic Structures
- ORIENTATION (INTRODUCTION)
This is the introduction of what is inside the text.
- COMPLICATION
It tells what happens with the participants.
- RESOLUTION
This phase tells how the participants solve the problems aroused by the conflict.
- RE-ORIENTATION
It tells the conclusion of the story. It usually include the lesson from the story.
- The main character is often heroic.
- The main character is a human, not a God.
- A legend is a fictional story.
- Heroes often give up dreams of happiness to help others.
- The hero is real but some parts of the story are not completely true.
- Usually there is some historical truth at the heart of every legend.
- Heroes perform great deeds with their strength and their intelligence.
- Handed down through generation.
- The story was told orally and turned into literary masterpieces.
