What is the best explanation for considering sunjata an epic poem?

a. it does not contain a hero
b. it tells a long narrative story
c. it contains many short poems
d. it uses words in a poetic manner

The best and most correct answer among the choices provided by your question is the second choice or letter B "It tells a long narrative story."

The Sundiata Keita or Epic of Sundiata (also referred to as theSundiata Epic or Sunjata Epic) is an epic poem of the Malinke people and tells the story of the hero Sundiata Keita (died 1255), the founder of the Mali Empire.

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