Word/phrase
Usual
meaning
He flung himself To throw
down
away with
force
Flourished his
To brandish
lighter
with pride/ a
Flourished a
fanfare
hundred rupee
currency note
A deeper bog of A bog – wet
reminiscence
peat land
often holding
ancient
remains
Flaming colours Flames burn
and destroy
Used here.
Mutual
mystification
Alliterative M heightens the phrase – a sense of having attained
the purpose of the encounter.
Shared
confusion
A sense of frustration due to the violence of the action.
Hyperbole—considering that his only exertion was a tete-a-tete
with the shopkeeper.
Sense of the dramatization and a contrast to Muni’s surprise
on such a simple action – picked up by his comical response.
There is grandeur in the use of the word that highlights the status
difference.
This is a metaphor for the sense of sinking deeper into the
memory and also linking the idea of memory to that of finding
remains in bogs.
(nostalgia) Depicts the deep cultural roots of Muni as a contrast
to superfluity of the American.
Here is a suggestion of passion and strength. This is ironic
considering the complacency of Muni, who depicts the “people
of this country” as the American words it.