The Par Knife Figurative Language

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Everybody has a past, but it’s more important to focus on the present and the future. In the story, “The Paring Knife”, Michael Oppenheimer uses the elements of symbolism and figurative language to portray the theme of sometime its best that what is in the past stay in the past. Oppenheimer begins the story by repeating the term “the woman I love” over and over through the narrator; Oppenheimer shows that the narrator is deeply in love with his woman (Oppenheimer 1). By using figurative language, Oppenheimer emphasizes the couple’s bond through their action. The couple has a “large dinner” with wine then go to bed (Oppenheimer 1). Oppenheimer emphasizes the couple’s close relationship where they spend a lot of time together. Throughout the