Oxtail – the tail of a cow.

Uninterested

Emotionless - he speaks confidently

and he uses words and
Boredom movements that are eye
catchy.
Physical outlook reflects societal
role.
Ululation- expression of
strong emotion.

The speaker was not

moved from the
performance of the
praise poet, she was
rather enlightened and
Most people are easily to believe to what they saw or heard. They can quickly be convinced that her
inspired and influenced through flowery and powerful words. decision to quit from
being praise poet was a
good one.
In the story, where the speaker said, “he had some people unconsciously imitating him”, he is
referring to the praise poet. I think, based from this line, the story tells us that society is prone in
social imitation. People tend to imitate as their coping mechanism that helps them learn skills and
cultural rituals and most importantly feel a sense of belonging. But then, as the speaker portrayed,
you have the choice in life. You are the captain of your own life whether you wanted to become the
same society role like others have.