The style of Chibuike's "A Government Driver on His Retirement" is

Analyze the question: The question asks about the style of the poem, meaning how the poet presents the subject: telling a story, speaking in one voice, meditating, or praising.

Concept: Poetic styles are usually distinguished like this:

• Narrative: tells a story or recounts events in sequence.
• Monologic: one speaker addresses a listener, as in a dramatic monologue.
• Reflective: a speaker thinks deeply about an idea or experience.
• Panegyric: a formal praise poem that glorifies a person.

Working through the poem:

• The poem follows a government driver across his working life, from his years of service to his retirement. It recounts his experiences and what became of him, so it moves through events in order, which is the mark of a narrative poem.
• It does feel reflective in places, since retirement invites looking back. But reflection here is a theme or tone. The way the poem is organised is as an account of the driver's career.
• It is not a formal praise poem (panegyric). It looks at the driver's service and the way he is treated, and does not glorify him.
• It is also not mainly one speaker holding forth to a listener (monologic).

I can't check the poem's text word for word here, so I'm going on its general content and structure.

Answer: A. narrative

Exam tip: For "style" questions, ask whether the poem tells a story (narrative), praises someone (panegyric), mourns someone (elegiac), or is one person speaking (monologic). If a poem follows a person's life or events in order, narrative is usually the safest choice.