Snow Men
Grove writes, “Through the window came the faint glimmer of the little lamp. In its light the two men looked like snowmen. On the lapels of their sheep-skins the snow had consolidated into sheets of ice.” The rhetorical ‘snowmen’ depicts Lars and Niels’ bodies which are predominantly covered by snow. Snow lines their clothing to the extent that it seems to be a constituent of the clothing. Moreover, the figurative ‘snowmen’ depicts the concentration of the snow storm.
Duchess
Grove observes, “The next moment she had mingled in the group at the door of the dwelling. With an elaborate courtesy which would have been becoming in a duchess she started the formalities of introduction. A dozen times Niels had to shake hands. The names went past his ear in bewilderment.” The allegorical duchess accentuates Mrs. Lund’s manifest courteousness. She behaves honorably when interacting with individuals present at her farm.
