"They had a sinister expression, under an old cocked-hat like a three-cornered spittoon, and over a great muffler for the chin and throat, which descended nearly to the wearer’s knees."

"The strong tide, so swift, so deep, and certain, was like a congenial friend, in the morning stillness."

"And now that the cloud settled on Saint Antoine, which a momentary gleam had driven from his sacred countenance, the darkness of it was heavy--cold, dirt, sickness, ignorance, and want, were the lords in waiting on the saintly presence--nobles of great power all of them; but, most especially the last. "

"A shrill sound of laughter and of amused voices--voices of men, women, and children--resounded in the street while this wine game lasted."

"Where does my father get all that iron rust from? He doesn't get no iron rust from here!"

Similes

Personification

Flashback

Irony