Which term best describes the use of ordinary objects and situations to represent something else ?

a. she is a young, beautiful woman who deeply cares about her husband.

is correct

where is the passage?

o'henry used irony in "the gift of the magi". this tool was essential to developing the story's theme by showing that the couple bought gifts for each other that they could not actually use at the moment. in addition, the author used this fact to show that people of the society should treasure the things they've received from others, because you may never know if they sacrificed their most treasured possession to aquire the gift.

i taught my students how to divide decimal numbers today.

if he had known that it would've hurt, he wouldn't have said it.

the man had dug a hole earlier for his plant he wanted to grow.