“Tears trickled out of his eyes… More tears streamed from both eyes, competitively…” is an example of—

“He brought his palms together like a supplicant” is an example of—

The Yoruba proverb "The Oyingbo market never finds out a certain person did not even turn up" means

"If you beat my height, you can’t beat my eyes.” What was Bepo trying to communicate here?

Why does the narrator employ a conversational tone in the narration of Bepo's story?