The Gift of the Magi

What does Jim give to Della?

How does Jim get money for Della's present?

bring about or initiate

What does Della buy for Jim?

cause severe and extensive damage to

How does Della get money for Jim's Christmas gift?

go hurriedly through (a place) stealing things and causing damage

reference to another story/piece of art/history

When what is said is the opposite of what is meant (sarcasm)

Contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs

start to lose strength or momentum

a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.

cautiousness

able to move quickly and easily

When a character/reader expects one thing to happen, but another happens instead

yearn to possess or have (something)

a factual written account of important/historical events in the order of their occurrence

When what a character knows contrasts with what the audience knows

an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building