Made Her Blood Boil (Metaphor)
Confined to her husband’s house with no attention from him, Begum Jaan becomes depressed. Her only company is the relatives who come to stay with her, but Chughtai writes that their visits only "made her blood boil." In this metaphor, Chughtai uses a common expression to emphasize the repressed anger Begum Jaan feels in the company of her free-loading relatives, likening the strong emotion to the physical sensation of one's blood getting hotter.
As Though Hauled Over Burning Embers (Simile)
After marrying the nawab, Begum Jaan discovers that he has no sexual interest in her. While she lives sequestered in a portion of the house, she watches a stream of young men coming to spend time with her homosexual husband. Chughtai writes that Begum Jaan would catch "glimpses of them in their perfumed, flimsy shirts and feel as though she was being hauled over burning embers." In this simile, Chughtai likens Begum Jaan's reaction to her husband's activities to the physical burning sensation of being dragged over hot coals. The comparison emphasizes the extreme feelings of anger, humiliation, and jealousy she endures.
Like the Scar Left By a Blacksmith's Brand (Simile)
At the beginning of the story, the narrator says that Begum Jaan's quilt is "etched in my memory like the scar left by a blacksmith’s brand." In this simile, Chughtai emphasizes the indelible, traumatic impression Begum Jaan left on the narrator by comparing it to the physical scar made by a blacksmith's red-hot branding iron.
