The Gift of the Magi
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The Gift of the MagiStudy Guide
I. VOCABULARY
• Imputation – (n.) an accusation
• Parsimony– (n.) stinginess
• Depreciate– (v.) to lessen the price or value of
• Prudence– (n.) caution
II. Literary Terms
• foreshadowing– an author‘s use of clues to prepare
readers for events that will happen in a story
• example
II. Literary Terms
• situational irony– occurs when the outcome of a
situation is opposite of what is expected
• example
II. Literary Terms
• symbolism (symbol)– any person, place, object, event
that exists on a literal level but also represents something on a figurative level
• example
II. Literary Terms
• allusion– a reference to a well-known
character, place, situation from history, music, art, or another piece of literature
• example
III. Questions
1. How much money does Della have? Della has $1.87.
III. Questions
2. What did Della want to do with the money? Della wants to buy Jim a nice
Christmas present with the money she has.
III. Questions
3. What is the last name of the family in the story? The last name of the family is
Young.
III. Questions
4. What has happened to Jim’s weekly salary? His salary has gone down from $30
per week to $20 per week.
III. Questions
5. What are the two possessions that Jim and Della take a lot of pride in? Jim - his pocket watch Della - her beautiful long hair
III. Questions
6. What does Della do for extra money, and how much does she get? She sells her hair to Mme.
Sofronie. She gets $20 for her hair. She has a total of $21.87.
III. Questions
7. How old is Jim? Jim is twenty-two. He looks thin and very serious for
his age.
III. Questions
8. (a) What does Jim give Della as a gift? Jim gives Della a set of combs for
her hair.
(b) How is this ironic? Della cut off her hair in order to
buy his present. She has no use for the combs
anymore.
III. Questions
9. (a) How did Jim get the money to buy Della’s gift? Jim sells his pocket watch to get
the money for her gift.
(b) How is this ironic? Jim no longer has his pocket
watch, so his gift from Della is also useless.
Exposition
Setting
Situation/Climate
Characters
INTERNAL or EXTERNAL(circle one)
_______________ vs. _______________
Protagonist Antagonist
Climax
Theme
Denouement
PlotTITLE ________________________________author _______________________________
Falling Action
Rising Action
(List examples that create complications or suspense)
Conflict