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jeremyrs101
27.09.2019 • 
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Read the excerpt below
"never kill a man who says nothing. those men of abame were fools. what did they know about the man? "
he ground his teeth again and told a story to illustrate his point. "mother kite once sent her daughter to
bring food. she went and brought back a duckling. 'you have done very well,' said mother kite to her
daughter, 'but tell me, what did the mother of this duckling say when you swooped and carried its child
away? ' 'it said nothing,' replied the young kite. 'it just walked away.' 'you must return the duckling,' said
mother kite. there is something ominous behind the silence." (p. 140)
in the excerpt above, which of the following contributes to the sense of the rhythm of the igbo language? select all
that apply
the lack of contractions
the formal tone
the punctuation
the use of anecdotes within

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