Question

Which correctly describes the narration in My Story and "On the Bus with Rosa Parks"?

The memoir is in third-person narration; the poem is in second-person narration.
Both the memoir and the poem are in third-person narration.
Both the memoir and the poem are in first-person narration.
The memoir is in first-person narration; the poem is in third-person narration.

Answer 1

The memoir is in first-person narration; the poem is in third-person narration.

Explanation: Memoirs are told from the writer’s own perspective using "I." The poem describes Rosa Parks from an external viewpoint (using "she"/third-person).