Temperament: (211) Constitution of a substance, body, or organism with respect to the mixture or balance of its elements, qualities, or parts. (Complexion, makeup)
Tenets: (189) A principal or belief.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
"The city was bursting with sounds..." (196). This is a personification since the city cannot be bursting with sounds. This is also important in the book because it's when he returns to Afghanistan.
"Then, a thing made of skin and bones pretending to be Rahim Kahn opened the door" (197). This is imagery, since it gives us a feel about Rahim Kahn right from the top, although it's admittedly not a good one.
"Those thorny old barbs of guilt bore into me once more..." (202). This is personification, giving the guilt of Amir about the rape of his friend the ability to cause pain, which I'm sure in some ways they do.
QUOTE
"Then Rahim Kahn sipped some more tea. Rested his head against the wall, and spoke" (202). This is an important quote, because it starts Rahim Kahn's story about everything, about all that's happened since Amir left and what happened with Hassan.
THEME
Years can separate people physically, but true friends can never be fully separated. This is true in the case of both Rahim Kahn and Hassan, where distance does not end the relationship.
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