The above genre is a proverb
Application: in a situation where a child despises the mother for not measuring up to his /her expectations
The role is to caution and advice against looking down on somebody without understanding where they have come from.
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iii)John's school provides eggs to students once in a blue moon.
Date posted: October 17, 2017. Answers (1)
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i)convict
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(Begin:What ..............)
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(Rewrite as one sentence using'to whom')
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ii)Comment on the various sound dynamics in the proverb.
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