CLASS 10
THE NECKLACE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It conveys a theme
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It builds suspense
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It creates humor
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It causes confusion
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Detailed explanation-1: -Irony is a multi-faceted literary device that a writer uses to point out the discrepancy between reality and how things appear or what was expected. When a writer uses irony in a work, there is incongruity in regards to the behavior of characters, the words that they say, or the events that take place.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most forms of irony display a disparity between what the characters think can, should, or will happen and what actually transpires. This can spark strong feelings in the reader and serve as a way to teach practical or moral lessons.
Detailed explanation-3: -The situational irony in this story comes from the story’s climax, in which we discover that Jim has sold his pocket watch in order to buy hair combs for Della, but Della has sold her long hair to buy a watch chain for Jim. It is ironic that each person’s sacrifice has rendered the other person’s sacrifice pointless.
Detailed explanation-4: -In “The Story of an Hour, ” Kate Chopin uses strong irony to emphasize her theme of the unhappiness of marriages during this time. Irony is evident throughout the story, rather than the last five paragraphs, as irony plays out in the sense that, after learning about Brentley’s death, Louise retreats and becomes joyful.