Themes
According to things fall apart the themes include greatness and ambition Okonkwo is determined to be a lord of his clan. Other themes seen in the novel are fear, tribal belief, justice, masculinity and social disintegration.
Symbolism
The symbolism in the novel things fall apart is fire where the main character Okonkwo is described in term of fire and frames and his nickname is ‘Roaring Flame’ in the novel fire symbolizes life, masculinity and potential.
Tone
Tone is the author’s attitude toward the subject. According to things fall apart some of the attitude include optimist, seriousness, humorous, seriousness, bitterness, joyful, earnestness and pessimism. The tone in the novel is revealed though choice of words and details.
Figurative language
This is where the author describes something by comparing it with something else. In the novel things fall apart, there is the use of figurative language. The most common used features are the use of alliteration, metaphor and similes
Setting
The setting of things fall apart is of a rural set-up; Umuofia and Mbanta village of the Igbo tribe in Nigeria and it was around 1900 century .
Purpose
The main purpose of Achebe’s is to write a tragedy following Aristotle’s definition. The tragedy is a drama that tells the story of fall of a person of high status.
Answer:
b. Adjectives
Explanation:
In this case, “this” and “that” would be adjectives because they are adding clarity to the nouns.
For example, “this cat”. In that instance, “this” is not functioning as a noun, it is instead specifying which cat the speaker is referring to. You can take “this” or “that” and have it modify any noun, and it would still be an adjective.
The answer is D!
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