"To avoid arousing unnecessary talk, he took from the table the writing in which the millions were renounced, and when he got home locked it up in the fireproof safe."
Answer:
The speaker's employment of figurative language produces the idea that love is feeling sheltered, and not something that you can just dispose of. In the third stanza, the poet conveys his idea that loves warmth makes you feel protected by the use of a metaphor
Answer:
understatement : "a little busy"
It's an understatement because this person would be more than a little busy, because of the amount of work.
HYPERBOLE would be considered exaggeration...this can be confusing. :)