"Using the title to hint at the ruins of a life of excess wealth" is an example of a metaphor in F. Scott Fitzgeralds short story "Babylon Revisited". The story titled "Babylon Revisited" take place in Paris. It seems like the author could write the story title as "Paris Revisited". However, F. Scott Fitzgeralds used the Babylon's name in the title to reflect the materialism and the wealthy aspect from the story<span>.</span>
