What literary technique is illustrated by this passage from Maupassants story?She would have so loved to charm, to be envied, to be admired and sought after.

THE NECKLACE

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What literary technique is illustrated by this passage from Maupassant’s story?She would have so loved to charm, to be envied, to be admired and sought after.

A	irony
B	symbolism
C	direct characterization
D	indirect characterization

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -what literary technique is used in the following passage from the necklace? indirect characterization.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mathilde Loisel, the main character in Guy de Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace, ” is the embodiment of insecurity and greed. Her desire to appear wealthy cause her and her husband ten years of misery and ruin any chance she might have had to climb the social ladder.

Detailed explanation-3: -In ‘The Necklace’ there are few different examples of personification. One is in the very first sentence of the story when the narrator tells us that fate blundered Mathilde’s life. Another example is when the furniture and curtains in Mathilde’s house are described as tormenting and insulting her.

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CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE