Question

Comment on the dominant variety of prose (narrative, expository or descriptive) present in each of the following passages. Write a brief critical appreciation of each passage in about 250 words each:
a) We set out for the gallows. The warders marched on either side of the prisoner, with their rifles at the slope; two others marched close against him, gripping him by arm and shoulder, as though at once pushing and supporting him. The rest of us, magistrates and the like, followed behind. Suddenly, when we had gone ten yards, the procession stopped short without any order or warning. A dreadful thing had happened – a dog, come goodness knows whence, had appeared in the yard. It came bounding among us with a loud volley of barks, and leapt round us wagging its whole body, wild with glee at finding so many human beings together. It was a large woolly dog, half Airedale, half pariah. For a moment it pranced round us, and then, before anyone could stop it, it had made a dash for the prisoner, and jumping up tried to lick his face. Everyone stood aghast, too taken aback even to grab at the dog

Answer 1

It is a narrative style of prose writing as it unfolds in detail, a story which is going on, the smallest details of the events taking place, and the narrator narrating a style of writing which entails a drams that is prevailing in the present scenario.
Also to add, you can know that the style of writing is narrative, when
1. You have characters lined up,
2 You have a story line.
3 A incident or drama which is being told to the readers, with brief beginnings, intervals and with a definite ending.
These are some of the characteristics of a Narrative style of prose writing.