Ibo Vocab
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Hut
Okonkwo
Main character
”Okonkwo was as slippery as a fish in water.”
Simile
“The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no one else did.” Page 21
If no one has seen your success you should still give yourself praise for it
What influence did Ikemefuna have on Nwoye?
He made Nwoye more masculine and mature
chi
Personal god
Ekwefi
Okonkwo’s second wife
“The ill-fated lad was called Ikemefuna.”
Foreshadowing
“A toad does not run in the daytime for nothing.” Page 20
There’s a deeper meaning as to why something is happening
How long did Ikemefuna live with Okonkwo?
3 years
iba
Sickness or fever
Nwoye
Okonkwo‘s first wife’s son
Ikemefuna’s best friend
Name an important symbol and explain
Yams
Drums
Locusts
“If I fall down for you and you fall down for me, it is play.” Page 73
Mutual support and having someone to rely on
Why did Okonkwo participate in killing Ikemefuna?
He was afraid of appearing weak
Ogbanje
A child who repeatedly dies and returns to its mother to be reborn
Chielo
The priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves
She wore a coiffure which was done up into a crest in the middle of the head. Cam wood was rubbed lightly into her skin, and all over her body were black patterns drawn with uh. She wore a black necklace which hung down in three coils just above her full, succulent breasts. On her arms were red and yellow bangles, and on her waist four or five rows of figida, or waist beads.
Imagery
“When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth.” (p. 70-71)
Learning from your elders
What does Ezinma dig up to break the ogbanje curse?
Her iyi-uwa?
ilo
The village playground
Ogbuefi Ezeudu
The oldest man in Okonkwo’s quarter of Umuofia
The one that tells Okonkwo to not bear a hand in Ikemefuna’s death
“Gome, gome, gome, boomed the hollow metal.”
Onomatopoeia
“A child’s fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which its mother puts into its palm.” Page 67
You can’t be harmed by something that you’re meant to do or something that’s passed onto you
What does Okonkwo wish about his daughter Ezinma?
He wishes she were a boy