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3. The excerpt is an example of situational irony, as Jim has sold the watch for which Della bought a chain.
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Irony is the use of language in such a way that the intended meaning of the words is expressed through the use of another opposite expression or words. This rhetorical device presents a situation as something but what the reality is, is a much different thing.
In the given excerpt from O Henry's short story <em>The Gift of the Magi</em>, the scene is that of situational irony. <u>Situational irony occurs when the expected outcome is not what happened but rather the opposite happens. </u>Likewise, the scene is a situational irony for both the characters of Jim and Della wanted to please each other with their gifts. But both ended up selling the very thing that the other person has bought the gift for. <u>Della sold her hair to buy a watch chain for Jim while Jim sold his watch to buy an ornamental comb for Della's hair.
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Thus, the correct answer is the third option.
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In the poem “On Turning Ten” written by Billy Collins, the writer developed the central idea by writing about certain memories of their past and explains that as time passes they grew and got much more mature mindset.In the title of the poem, the first and second line says “The whole idea of it makes me feel like I’m coming down with something”. This shows how the idea of turning ten does not please the author. It also said in the fourth paragraph first line, “This is the beginning of sadness…” this shows that the author must be going through something for him to be so melancholic at such a young age.
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