<span>The novel is told in flashback - at the start, we meet Ruku as an elderly woman reflecting on the events of her life. This structure allows Ruku not only to narrate her life experiences but also to analyze them, helping the reader to see how she learned and grew from each event. The novel is also divided into two parts: Part one covers the majority of Ruku's married life; the much shorter part two deals with Ruku and Nathan's failed attempt to move to the city after losing their land and contains the falling action of the novel. The first chapters (Ch. 1-3) deal with Ruku's transformation from an uncertain child bride to a confident young wife and mother. These chapters are mostly without hardship - the family is poor but has enough to eat; Ruku and Nathan begin to realize they will never own their own land but have hopes that their children may some day rise out of poverty. The one obstacle Ruku must overcome, her temporary inability to have sons, is nearly forgotten after she has five sons in as many years</span>
Answer:
Situational irony.
Explanation:
Irony is saying one thing but meaning quite the opposite. It is mostly used for a humorous effect.
There are different types of ironies- <u>dramatic irony, situational irony, verbal irony</u>, etc. And the given example is situational irony.
Situational irony is when the situation is opposite to what is meant. Likewise, Chef Kylie may be a professional chef, proven by his signature dish, triple-dipped chip steak. This means he's good at cooking meat. But at the same time, he is a vegan, meaning his profession and personal lifestyle are opposite. It is ironic for he is a vegan who loves and is an expert in cooking meat.
Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist. He had a title of chieftain of Igbo tribe and wrote novels about its customs. That was portrayed as sophisticated, passed down through generations.
Westerners may mistaken them as ‘primitive and savage’. But Achebe showed Igbo people's rich cultural background through his narrations. Igbo proverbs, ‘the art of conversation", were frequently quoted in his novels.
The non-violent nature of Igbo was demonstrated by events like the peaceful agreement with the Mbaino tribe during a murder in Igbo by a Mbaino man.
non sequitur is the correct answer
