This sentence from the story is an example of which term?She had no dowry, no expectations, no way of being known, understood, loved, married by any rich and distinguished man.

THE NECKLACE

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A	repetition
B	irony
C	anaphora
D	refrain

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -What is a dowry? property that a woman brings to her husband at marriage.

Detailed explanation-2: -Genre. The Necklace is a fictional short story in the genre of Realism. Sub-genres include irony, for its surprise ending, and morality tale, for important lessons it offers the reader.

Detailed explanation-3: -The most significant symbol in the story is the necklace itself, which is no surprise given the story’s title. The necklace represents everything that Mathilde wants and does not have, all the material possessions of a finer life.

Detailed explanation-4: -The lesson of the story is ‘Honesty is the best policy. If Matilda honestly told her friend the truth about the necklace, she would have learned that the necklace wasn’t made of real diamonds and that would have saved her from living a miserable life for ten years.

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CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE