Vocabulary
moving with ease
What is agile?
"Jim stopped inside the door, as immovable as a setter at the scent of quail."
What is simile and alliteration?
was a prolific American short-story writer, a master of surprise endings, who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City
Who is O'Henry?
What is Della's most prized possession?
What is her hair?
Make something less important
What is depreciate?
I hunted all over town.
What is hyperbole?
Who said this line, "...but nobody could ever count my love for you."?
Who is Della?
The author speaks of the Magi a few times in the story. It is often referred to in biblical terms like the
What are the Three Wise Men?
Alluring by a show of flashy attractions
What is meretricious?
"I look like a Coney girl Island chorus girl."
What is simile and allusion?
Who said this line "...let's be happy. You don't know what a nice-what a beautiful, nice gift I've got for you."?
Who is Della?
How has Della been able to save up all year?
to wish for
What is coveted?
"I couldn't have lived through Christmas without giving you a present."
What is hyperbole?
What is the setting of the story?
What is Christmas Eve and New York City?
to make clear; to englighten
What is illuminated?
The Magi, as you know, were wise men--wonderfully wise men--who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger.
What is allusion and alliteration?
What is the point of view of the story?
What is third-person omniscient?
What is the main conflict in the story?
What is poverty?