Gce Model Questions Vol1 2025 Literature In English Question 10

Read the following excerpt: "The rain hammered the tin roof as I slipped the old diary from the attic. Its pages, yellowed and brittle, whispered stories of my grandfather, a man who had walked the streets of Lagos in the 1950s with a battered camera slung over his shoulder. I turned to a page dated June 12, 1954, and the ink bled into a memory of a bustling market, the scent of roasted plantain, and a sudden flash of gunfire that sent the crowd scattering. The present moment, with its quiet suburb and humming refrigerator, seemed a world apart, yet the diary's voice pulled the past into my kitchen, making the old and new converse." Answer the questions below: a) Identify the narrative point of view and discuss its effect on the reader. b) Analyse two narrative techniques employed in the passage (e.g., flashback and descriptive imagery) and explain how they shape the reader’s understanding. c) Comment on how the structure of the excerpt contributes to its overall impact.