Compare and connect narrative writing to research writing.

A research paper requires a comprehensive understanding of a topic by researching it thoroughly. The purpose of a research paper is to build writers knowledge of a subject. After researching a topic thoroughly, the author compiles and evaluates the information. The writer then restructures and presents the subject from their point of view, incorporating citations from compiled research to back up their analysis.
A narrative writing does not necessarily require a comprehensive understanding of a particular topic and usually is the author's point of view. The purpose of this essay is to help build writing skills

The answer is d. prior knowledge. she breaks it into parts in order to figure out what other words have the same parts to the word and put the meanings together.