Folk proverbs are commonly illustrated with homely imagery household objects, farm animals and pets, and the events of daily life.
He also infused the story with many folk proverbs (drawn from the Yoruba, a program note suggests) and lyrical, imagistic writing.
Like psalms, koans, and old folks' proverbs, Clifton's poems invite meditation and return.
One of his essential tasks, moreover, has been to collect the various forms of oral expression, including myths, folk tales, proverbs, and so forth.
She ended up reconstructing several worlds — eight hundred recipes, and a trove of folk tales, proverbs, stories, poetry, and local history — and, when she finally sat down to write, it was in a clear, humorous, elegant voice that she hadn't known she had, a voice that could keep you up, nights, reading.
His style relies heavily on the Igbo oral tradition, and combines straightforward narration with representations of folk stories, proverbs, and oratory.
Through folk story, proverbs, and plays, emphases were placed on the need for 100% adherence to ARV medication and clinic attendance.
Daisy Sindelar and Grant Podelco were married Saturday afternoon at Blackwater Falls Lodge in Blackwater Falls State Park in Davis, W.Va. Murphy Birdsall, a minister with the Universal Brotherhood Movement and a maternal aunt of the bride, led the ceremony, which incorporated Slavic elements, including folk songs and proverbs.
In the book he speaks directly to the reader in an everyman voice, offering motivation, folk wisdom and proverbs and assuring readers that each person has an inherent self-worth independent of the opinions of others or the amount of wealth amassed.
