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JAMB Literature in English 2008 Question 49

Question 49

Literary Appreciation: Prose and Drama
JAMB 2008: Ken Kamoche, A Fragile Hope (extract)
The passage, as printed

The technique employed in narrating the excerpt above is

  1. A.flashback
  2. B.stream of consciousness
  3. C.foreshadowing
  4. D.play-within-the-play.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (stream of consciousness)

Explanation

The passage follows the character's thoughts as they come, in short broken phrases, which is the stream-of-consciousness technique.