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Allusions, imagery, similes, and metaphors were a few examples of pieces of figurative language used in chapter two. Example of an allusion: "He would take the mirror and tell us about what his mother had told him, that the devil shone mirrors too, shone them to distract Muslims during prayer" (Hosseini 4).

Foreshadowing is the literary device that is used in Chapter 1 of The Kite Runner. Amir talks about a time when he was twelve that forever made him guilty, which foreshadows him betraying his best friend, Hassan.

Motifs Rape. Rape recurs throughout the novel. ... Irony. The adult Amir clearly recognizes the ironies in his own story. ... Regressing in Time. Amir does not exactly have flashbacks, which would suddenly put him back in the midst of an earlier event.

Who suffers the most in The Kite Runner? How does the turmoil between Amir and Hassan mirror the tumultuous history of Afghanistan? Were you surprised to learn about the racial tension between the Pashtuns and Hazaras in Afghanistan? Can you think of any culture in the world without a history of oppression?

The Kite Runner is not only a personal story of individual struggles and growth but also a broader exploration of the impact of political and social turmoil on personal lives. The novel delves into the complexities of familial and societal expectations, ethnic tensions, and the search for personal identity.

Metaphor, symbolism, and foreshadowing are three main literary techniques that Khaled Hosseini employs in The Kite Runner to develop the plot and characters in the book. He includes metaphor, where one thing is said to be another, like America and the relationship between Amir and his father as chilled.

Literary. [“]Your khala's medical charts are like the works of Rumi: They come in volumes.” This is an allusion to Rumi, the thirteenth-century Persian poet and religious mystic.

The Kite Runner is not only a personal story of individual struggles and growth but also a broader exploration of the impact of political and social turmoil on personal lives. The novel delves into the complexities of familial and societal expectations, ethnic tensions, and the search for personal identity.