PPT-In the kite runner Parallel Structure

PARALLEL STRUCTURE IN THE KITE RUNNER INCIDENT EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 2 1 Oneeyed Assef Hassan is great with the sling shot and uses it to defend Amir he threatened to make Assef oneeyed is he didnt back off . By LISA K. WINKLERWith additional material by HEKMAT SADAT GENERAL EDITOR: JERRY WEISS A Study Guide to Khaled Hosseini February 18, 2014. LG: Identify and create sentences with parallel structure in order to understand how authors utilize parallel structure.. SC: Parallel structure practice activity. Plan For the Day. Anaphora Definition. Repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses. Example One. “I have a dream. that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal. And the theme of redemption. “. BABA” by Sam Carson. Definition of redemption. The . action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or . evil. A thing that saves someone from error or . evil. The act of redeeming or the condition of having been redeemed.. and. “A Poison Tree”Comparisons of Literary Elements: Motif, Symbolism, and Imagery. Katie Machinchick. English 10 (1). Comparative Literature Presentation. 10/22/13. Summary of. . The Kite Runner. By: Liam Schell and . Vitorino. Gomes. Introduction. The historical perspective is separated into two smaller perspectives called “the old historicism” and “the new historicism”.. Old historicism concerns itself with the time and place the story takes place in. A good story is one that describes the setting well. . Exam Outline. Materials Covered. NOVEL. The Kite Runner. SHAKESPEARE. Macbeth. SHORT STORIES / ESSAYS. “The Story of X”. “The . Veldt”. “Twins”. “The Singing Silence”. “. Cowboys and . Introduction to all set prompts. Amir . and Hassan represent the divisions in Afghan society and how this dichotomy affects the direction of their lives. Discuss. A ‘discuss’ type of prompt . is best tackled as a debate . What Is Parallel Structure?. Parallel structure involves putting together elements of similar structure to achieve balanced writing.. Parallelism is an effective literary and rhetorical device that enables a writer to convey an importance, to explain an idea or to draw a comparison. (In fact, that sentence just used parallelism.) When an audience sees or hears parallelism, they sit up and take note. It is also effective because it is easily remembered.. Which of the following doesn’t belong?. Images. Words. Run Hiking. Swim Jump. Think about your math class…. What does it mean to be parallel?. What is parallel structure?. Creating sentences in which elements that are alike in function are also alike in construction.. Chapters 1-11. Why is it so important to tell this story in a flashback?. How does Amir foreshadow events to come later in the novel in the first few chapters?. How do Ali’s deformities contrast with his character?. The Kite Runner and “A Poison Tree”Comparisons of Literary Elements: Motif, Symbolism, and Imagery Katie Machinchick English 10 (1) Comparative Literature Presentation 10/22/13 Summary of The Kite Runner . Hosseini. . Report by: Scott Gillespie. Loyalty. One of the key themes of the Kite Runner story is loyalty, as shown in Amir’s loyalty to his father and to his nephew. When Amir and his wife are trying to have a child he wonders, “What sort of father would I make, I wanted to be just like Baba...” After Baba and Amir immigrate to America, their roles are reversed as Amir takes care of his father, the same way his father had cared for him in Afghanistan. Amir never questions his need to be there for his father because he is a loyal son.. Summary of chapter 5. In this chapter, we get a first glimpse of the future events in Afghanistan, ‘The earth shook a little and we heard the rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire’. The future events in the book are foreshadowed in this sentence, the onomatopoeia brings the idea of gunfire to life, helping the reader to get into the mind of the characters..