MOOD ANALYSIS IN THE NARRATIVE TEXT “TIMUN MAS” FROM ENGLISH FOR NUSANTARA GRADE 9

Abstract

This study aims to analyze mood realization and its contribution to the development of events in the narrative text Timun Mas – Fighting the Giant (Part 2) taken from the English for Nusantara Grade 9 textbook. This research employs a qualitative approach using discourse analysis based on Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), focusing on the mood system proposed by Halliday and Matthiessen (2014). The data consist of clauses in the narrative text that were analyzed to identify mood types and their functions within the narrative structure. The findings reveal that out of all clauses in the text, only 44 clauses can be identified as realizations of mood. Among these, declarative mood is the most dominant, while interrogative and exclamative moods appear less frequently. The results indicate that declarative mood plays a major role in presenting events systematically, whereas interrogative and exclamative moods contribute to building tension and emotional engagement in the story. In conclusion, the mood system functions as an important interpersonal meaning resource that supports narrative development. Pedagogically, this study offers insights for teachers to design linguistically informed learning activities using locally grounded narrative texts in English language teaching.