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 a
nd 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. a. the lack of contractions b. the formal tone c. the punctuation d. the use of anecdotes within the paragraph
The elements that contribute to the sense of the rhythm of the Igbo language are:
a. the lack of contractions
c. the punctuation
Explanation:
The Igbo language has a strong foundation in the phonetics of vowels since the variety of tones are limited to mostly two, having no contractions and using the same kind of repetitive punctuation help to support the sense of the rhythm that the Igbo language uses, all this focuses in sounds more than what the words really mean.
