The Gift of the Magi Figurative Language, Vocabulary, and Comprehension. Animated PowerPoint on the short story by O. Henry. A good digital resource for the holidays to go with this classic Christmas story. Includes a self-grading Easel Assessment. Focus on figurative language. Complete lesson with before, during, and after reading activities. Has background information about the author, twelve critical vocabulary words, review of foreshadowing and suspense, and a link to read the story online.