In "the gift of the magi", the narrator, like a comfortable, old storyteller, explains and describes the fictional account of Della and Jim at Christmas time.
<u>Explanation:</u>
One of the ways in which O. Henry creates suspense and tension in the story "The Gift of the Magi" is by using what many story writers, including screen writers, which is called as "ticking clock."
Another way by which suspense is created in the story by the narrator is when Della got pair of tortoise shell combs as a gift, but didn't expect to receive them as a gift and she did not know whom did she get those from. So these were two situations of suspense in the story.
Colons. The colon is a stronger punctuation mark than the semicolon. As a result, within sentences, it is used only after a complete sentence--never after a dependent clause or phrase.
His purpose<span> is </span>to r<span>eunite the North and South using </span>personification <span>show how both aren't very different.</span>
The correct answer for this question is this one:
Find the words in the text that mean the following:
1)chance,possible situation - opportunity
2)smothing pleasent - tranquility
3)the person with the highest position - leader
4)to tell about in advance - remind
5)to enlarge - enlargen
5)to ask questions - inquire
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