Literary Devices
Malala would live as free as a bird.
a simile
the name of the Muslim God
Aba/Allah
the translation for "chapati"
flat bread
I was the apple of my father's eye.
metaphor
the name of the Muslim Holy Book
Quran
the translation for "dyna"
school bus
The Taliban seemed to sprout like weeds.
simile
badal
the school for Islamic/Religion instruction
madrasa
Malala had a strange, gnawing feeling that something bad was going to happen.
foreshadowing
the segregation or seclusion of women
Purdah
prohibited in Islam
Haram
Plunk! Plunk! Plunk! We screamed, and then we cheered! Toffees!
onomatopoeia
the native language of Pashtuns
Pashto
the traditional behavioural code of Pashtuns
Pashtunwali