For class one of the readings we had due was The Bone by Birago Diop.  The one thing I first noticed about his style of writing was that the moral you were supposed to learn was in the first sentance of the story.  The Bone's moral was about not being selfish about your possesions and and being giving to those who you are close to you.  The one thing he used in his story was the use of repetition.  The one phrase he said during the process of his death when he asks how the bone is doing.  This phrase just on its repetition just reinforced the moral, for all it showed was that he wanted to enjoy every morsel and was not willing to give it to his hut brother.  This selfishness lead him to lose more than just his meat, but also his wife and life.