Rhetoric (2)

• The air had the fresh-scrubbed clarity that only comes with altitude. (46)
• Korphe, green with ripening barley fields, looked small and vulnerable, a life raft on a sea of stone .(46)
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Rhetoric
Three Cups of Tea
Metaphor • He pictured Tara, remembering the lovely way she
had waved at him through the glass of SFC, and a bubble of happiness rose up so forcefully…(9)
Onomatopoeia
• Then we heard a click…(13)
• Haji Mehdi barked. (63) • Haji Ali led the line of rams, lowing mournfully,…(70)
Alliteration
• I spent all day at the construction site, from sunrise to sunset…(44)
Transferred Epis hand on Mortenson’s shoulder and gave him a fatherly squeeze. (9)
• During his visits he had kept a respectful distance from the mosque, and Korphe’s religious leader, Sher Takhi. (27) • Beyond Korphe K2. the ice peaks of Karakoram knifed relentlessly into a defenseless blue sky. (46)
• The faith Jean Hoerni had invested in him lay heavy on his broad shoulders. (40) • Beyond Korphe K2. the ice peaks of Karakoram knifed relentlessly into a defenseless blue sky. (46)
Antithesis
• Haji Mehdi has food today. Now our children have education forever. (72)
Synecdoche
• These faces ringing the fire didn’t need to be taught as much as they needed help. (37)
• He and Parvi supervised the purchase and construction of wood beams strong enough to support the snows that mummified the Korphe…(54)
Simile
• The rocks looked more like an ancient ruin…(1) • You look like a young ram at the time of butting . (4) • Together the Balti and the big American danced like dervishes…(36)
Metaphor and Personification
• He stood on a plateau high above the Braldu River in perfect weather that made pyramid of Korphe K2 . (1)
• His pen hovered unfamiliarly over the box for “occupation.” (38)
• A grin smoldered and then ignited at the center of his beard.(24)
• On the far bank of the Braldu, Haji Ali stood, sculpted as always to the highest point on the precipices. (39) • Then we had dozens of people snaking through the chaos…(41)
• Getting the construction going was like conducting an orchestra .(41)
• Then we had dozens of people snaking through the chaos like a melody, carrying the stones to the masons. (41) • In these villages, a ram is like a firstborn child, prize cow, and family pet all role into one.(69)
Rhetorical Question
• Why haven’t you started? (5) • Why don’t we have tea and talk about this?(63)