JAMB Literature in English 2000 Question 36

Question 36

Prose: General

The narrator in a prose work who is also a character is

  1. A.objective narrator
  2. B.omniscient narrator
  3. C.subjective narrator
  4. D.participatory narrator
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (participatory narrator)

Explanation

When the storyteller is one of the characters, usually speaking as 'I', he or she is a participant or participatory narrator.