Characters
The name of the main character.
Who is Amir?
The literary device used when comparing days to Yelda.
What is a Metaphor?
The name for the first night of winter and the longest night of the year.
What is Yelda?
The name for the main character's father.
Who is Baba?
The Kite Runner uses "baby leaves sprouted once more" as symbolism for this season.
What is Spring?
Amir finds that his father has this disease.
What is Cancer?
The name of the girl at the market.
Who is Soraya?
The Kite Runner uses "The leaves reddened, yellowed, and fell" as imagery for this season.
What is Autumn?
When talking with Amir, Soraya says that she would like to become this later in life.
What is a Teacher?
Courage/ bravery
"...rain through window panes that looked like melted silver." (115)
Simile
Baba went to visit General Taheri for Amir to ask for this.
His blessing for Amir's marriage to Soraya
The name of Amir's mother.
Sofia Akrami
"Kids hooted and screamed with each crackle and whoosh." (106)
Onomatopoeia
What is Amir specifically studying in college?
English/ Creative Writing