CLASS 10
THE NECKLACE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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what is said is different than what is meant
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the audience knows something a character doesn’t know.
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what happens is the opposite of what is expected
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The definition of verbal irony is a statement in which the speaker’s words are incongruous with the speaker’s intent. The speaker says one thing, but they really mean another, resulting in an ironic clash between their intended meaning and their literal words.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sarcasm is when verbal irony is applied in a pointed way to emphasize something. For example, if person A touches person B’s hair, person A may say “I love when you do that.” If context tells us they mean the opposite, then we can say they were being verbally ironic.
Detailed explanation-3: -Verbal irony is a figure of speech. The speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrasts with the literal or usual meaning of what he says.
Detailed explanation-4: -The three most common kinds you’ll find in literature classrooms are verbal irony, dramatic irony, and situational irony. Verbal irony occurs whenever a speaker or narrator tells us something that differs from what they mean, what they intend, or what the situation requires.
Detailed explanation-5: -In the story, an example of verbal irony can be cited when Mathilde tells her husband, “Give the card to some friend at the office whose wife can dress better than I can.” It is an instance of verbal irony for the protagonist’s meaning differs sharply from the meaning that she is ostensibly expressing.