Literary devices

Feelings about the story

"She wore a navy blue raincoat over gray sweatpants and white sneakers, looking at thirty-three like the type of woman she’d once claimed she would never resemble."

Shoba approached a corkboard by the fridge, empty except for a calendar of William Morris patterns. Example of:

Shukumar was in his sixth year of grad school. "That and the summer should give you a good push" could be an example of:

A man complains about a sweater-vest gift from his wife, and the bartender responds, 'You’re married.'

Shoba observed a bright paprika stew, "You made rogan josh."