Simile In The Death Of Mrs. Mallard By M. Chopin
Chopin uses simile when explaining this, “She sat with her head thrown back upon the cushion of the chair, quite motionless, except when sob came up into her throat and shook her, as a child who cried itself to sleep continues to sob in its dreams.” Simile is a figure of speech that compares two objects or ideas that are not ordinarily considered to be similar, linked by using like or as. (Clugston, 2014.) Chopin clearly uses as a child which describes exactly what a baby does in their sleep. There was something that was moving towards Mrs. Mallard as she continued looking out the window it was something that was hard to make out. I know as the reader that this would be considered as something called dramatic irony. When the reader or audience
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We have an older woman that can think only about being with her husband after she found out the news through the great vine. In the present time we have the technology to make a phone and hope that the person answers on the other line. There was no type of communication to help this woman find her husband before she passed away in a heart troubled death. The love for that male has never gone away and she did all she could to show it by even seeing clouds that formed something coming towards her wanting to take her away. Reading this about Richards response to the death of Mrs. Mallard had to be another sign of tragedy and could lead to another story. Marriage is the bond that may keep both of those involved in a lasting love life, when one is gone the other may follow. I can see in “The Gift of the Magi”, the male role model also play an important role in the story. Della has this love that is unimaginable leaving her speechless when it comes to her husband Jim. Della will do all that possible to keep Jim in her life. The difference is that they show the love that Jim had for his wonderful by showing the same appreciation she has shown for him. The Story of Mrs. Mallard ended in a death while the Gift of Della ended in just enjoying their shared
We have an older woman that can think only about being with her husband after she found out the news through the great vine. In the present time we have the technology to make a phone and hope that the person answers on the other line. There was no type of communication to help this woman find her husband before she passed away in a heart troubled death. The love for that male has never gone away and she did all she could to show it by even seeing clouds that formed something coming towards her wanting to take her away. Reading this about Richards response to the death of Mrs. Mallard had to be another sign of tragedy and could lead to another story. Marriage is the bond that may keep both of those involved in a lasting love life, when one is gone the other may follow. I can see in “The Gift of the Magi”, the male role model also play an important role in the story. Della has this love that is unimaginable leaving her speechless when it comes to her husband Jim. Della will do all that possible to keep Jim in her life. The difference is that they show the love that Jim had for his wonderful by showing the same appreciation she has shown for him. The Story of Mrs. Mallard ended in a death while the Gift of Della ended in just enjoying their shared