TKR: Literary Devices

What is the effect of foreshadowing?

• Hints at future events

• An interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time

• Dark area or shape produced by body coming between rays of light and a surface

• Coloured cosmetic applied to the eyelids

Also known as a "coming of age" tale

What device involves a repeated idea, object & phrase for impact?

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Motif

• Imagery

Which is not a motif in The Kite Runner?

• Kite

• Scars

• Pomegrante tree

• Baba

Which devices are used in the following quote:

“‘There is a way to be good again.’ I looked up at those twin kites. I thought about Hassan. Thought about Baba. Ali. Kabul.” (1:2)

• Allusion

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Symbolism

Who is the "monster" in the following quote:

"There is no monster, he'd said, just water. Except he'd been wrong about that. There was a monster in the lake… I was that monster." (Chapter 8)

• Baba

• Amir

• Rahim Khan

• Hassan

What does the symbol of the alley represent?

What is this device?

When the experiences of a character occur for another character

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Parallels

• Permaculture

The symbol of the "slingshot" is redolent of which biblical story?

• Samson & Delilah

• David & Gloria

• David & Goliath

• Noah's ark

In Islamic culture, what does the lamb signify?

• Sacrifice

• Innocence

• Eid Al-Adha

• Kebabs