Read the passage from "The Wedding Night" and answer the question that follows. I can still hear the noise of the trunks on the
staircase and the blowing of papa's nose, which seemed to indicate that he was weeping. In embracing me, the poor man said: "Good courage!" as if I were going to have a tooth pulled. As for mamma, she was a fountain. The phrase she was a fountain is figurative language meaning that her mother was _____. crying profusely imposingly large soaking wet talking incessantly
Remember that in figurative language, figures of speech are used in order to have a deeper impact or effect on the reader. Those figures of speech can be employed to provide the text with a deeper meaning, not only the literal one. In this case methapors, similes, and allusions would be chosen. They can also be use to make an effect on the reader's senses, in this case the author would chose alliterations, imageries, or onomatopoeia.
In this case the writer uses the phrase "she was a fountain". This phrase is commonly used to decribe somebody that is crying profusely as they squirt water like one. This is a metaphor as it compares in an implicit way two things that seem unrelated but have something in common.
Author is giving a lot of details of Washwoman and Washwoman's son and we can say that their characters are two opposites.
Washwoman is one very old and small woman that is doing her work as it should and she is not ashamed of it like her son. Her son is not inviting her to his wedding because he is ashamed of his mother and that is saying a lot about him.
He is appearing as one selfish child without feelings. His mother is not bitter because of him, she is a good and hard working woman. Also, the author is showing their financial situation, Washwoman's son is wealthy and she is just a hard working woman who is showing a lot of effort.
