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Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does Shafak use two different viewpoints in the book? How do those viewpoints influence what readers know about events and characters? How do they help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does Shafak use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters she has created?

Essay Topic 3

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does Shafak use personification in The Island of Missing Trees? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

Essay Topic 4

Shafak uses anthropomorphism in...

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