Diction such as "succulent" describes the sensual joys that the meals bring to the men, who are well-deserving of this meal, and "silent serving-man" displays the elegance of men's lives. ... Woolf also utilizes imagery: "Far from being spring was an evening in October." ...
Parker depicts a woman who is thrust into a silent dread by a shameless, dancing man who bounces over to ask her to join him. ... The woman is perplexed by the letter and begins to pace back and forth in her mind about its origin and final intentions, while youthful memories spring forth one by one, testing the steel safe in which she keeps them. ...