Explain how the elements/techniques illustrate the theme and conflict expressed in the story.

THE GIFT OF MAGI by William Porter aka O. Henry 
https://www.auburn.edu/~vestmon/Gift_of_the_Magi.html
Describe the core conflict represented in the story.
Describe the theme of the story.
Select three literary elements/techniques in the story and describe them.
Explain how the elements/techniques illustrate the theme and conflict expressed in the story.