Week 4 Post A

flaccid: soft and limp; weak.



protruding: thrusting forward; causing to project.



Figurative language:

1. "If I ever do get married they'll have to make room for three on the wedding stage. Me, the bride, and the guy holding the gun to my head"(141). The author uses a hyperbole here to show much Tariq dislikes weddings.
2. "She didn't understand that if she looked into a mirror, she would find the one unfailing convictionof his life looking right back at her"(136). This figurative language is used to show a misunderstanding between Mammy and her husband, Babi.
3. "Tariq gasped. Laila did too. And she knew then that she could live to be a hundred and she would never agains see a thing as magnificent"(132). A hyperbole is used here to exaggerate the beauty of the statue.

Quote:

"But I'm glad I have you. Every day, I thank God for you. Every single day. Sometimes, when your mother's having one of her really dark days, I feel like you're all I have, Laila"(134).

Significance:

This quote is a relief for Laila. She thought that her parents only loved her brother, who died in the war, so when her dad tells her how much he appreciates having her, she is relieved with happiness.

Theme:

This loss of a loved one is always tough to deal with.