Grammar
This form of punctuation is used to separate words or phrases in a sentence to clarify meaning or establish a natural pause.
What is a comma?
He is Mariam’s wealthy father that reveals his true colors after a failed promise.
Who is Jalil?
This is the central message or main idea an author wants to communicate through a story.
What is theme?
Starting with an "a", this word means "struck by shock, terror, or amazement".
What is aghast?
The person who tells the story in a novel, short story, or poem.
What is the narrator?
A word that describes a noun, such as “funny”, “heavy”, or “bright”.
What is an adjective?
The tragic event that leads to Mariam’s marriage to Rasheed.
What is Nana's death?
The perspective when the narrator uses “he”, “she”, and “they” but only tells the point of view of one character.
What is third person limited?
With a prefix that means "bad", this word as a whole means "having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious".
What is malevolent?
The correction needed for this sentence: “The group of students are going on a trip.”
What is changing “are” to “is”?
You use this punctuation mark to join two independent clauses without a conjunction.
What is a semicolon?
The city where Mariam moves after marrying Rasheed.
What is Kabul?
When an object, color, or event stands for something more than itself, like a dove representing peace.
What is symbolism?
A word we just worked with quite a bit, this word means "capable of being believed; plausible".
What is credible?
This type of figurative language is used in the phrase: "The wind whispered through the trees."
What is personification?
The tense used in this sentence: “She had taken the dog for a walk.”
What is past perfect tense?
This recurring theme is shown through the struggles Mariam and Laila face under Rasheed’s control and Afghanistan’s conflicts.
What is the oppression of women?
The type of irony that occurs when the reader knows something the characters do not.
What is dramatic irony?
Beginning with an "i", this word means "about to occur; impending".
What is imminent?
This part of an essay restates the thesis and wraps up the argument.
What is the conclusion?
This grammatical element is often featured in comic books and graphic novels, utilizing single phrases such as "wow!" or "ouch!"
What is an interjection?
This topic is a point of contention when it comes to Nana, but Babi is all for ensuring Laila gets access to it.
What is an education?
A darkening sky off in the distance after everything has been going well is an example of this literary element.
What is foreshadowing?
A bit of a hyperactive term, this word means "a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect".
What is hyperbole?
The sentence: "The classes meets." is an incorrect example of this grammatical rule.
What is subject-verb agreement?