The Lady, or the Tiger?
by Frank R. Stockton
tiger, beast, animal
19- Now, the point of the story is this: Did the tiger come out of that door, or did the lady?
20- The more we reflect upon this question, the harder it is to answer. It involves a study of the human heart which leads us through devious mazes of passion, out of which it is difficult to find our way. Think of it, fair reader, not as if the decision of the question depended upon yourself, but upon that hot-blooded, semi-barbaric princess, her soul at a white heat beneath the combined fires of despair and jealousy. She had lost him, but who should have him?
21- How often, in her waking hours and in her dreams, had she started in wild horror, and covered her face with her hands as she thought of her lover opening the door on the other side of which waited the cruel fangs of the tiger!
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Which of these excerpts from section 20 contains imagery?
"She had lost him, but who should have him?"
"The more we reflect upon this question..."
"It involves a study of the human heart which leads us through devious mazes of passion..."