Question

Use the statement about O. Henry's short story “The Gift of the Magi” to complete the activity.

Della cuts off her long, beautiful hair and sells it in order to buy a watch chain for her husband’s prized pocket watch. Jim, her husband, sells his pocket watch to buy an ornate brush for his wife, Della.



This statement represents which type of irony?

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

This statement represents situational irony. Situational irony occurs when the expected outcome does not happen, and the opposite occurs instead. In this case, both Della and Jim sacrifice something valuable to buy a gift for each other, only to find out that the gifts are now useless.