Gift of the Magi - Figurative Language

"I couldn't have lived without giving you a present."

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

"Life is made of sobs, sniffles, and smiles."

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• hyperbole

"And the next two hours tripped by on rosy wings."

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• alliteration

Della's hair is compared to the jewels of the Queen of Sheba.

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• hyperbole

"Della leaped up like a little singed cat."

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

"Her hair fell rippling like a cascade of brown waters."

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• hyperbole

Jim's watch is compared to the jewels of King Solomon

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration

"Jim had a sudden serious sweetness..."

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

"Had King Solomon been the janitor, with all his treasures piled up in the basement, Jim would have pulled out his watch every time he passed, just to see him pluck at his beard from envy."

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

"...her hair made her look wonderfully like a truant school boy."

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole