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प्रश्न
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
Della’s elated mood underwent a change as she opened her gift.
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उत्तर
An ecstatic scream of joy; and then alas! A quick feminine change to hysterical tears and wales.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete the following.
Della had saved ______________.
Answer the following question:
Why did Della take pride in the beauty of her hair?
Answer the following question:
How did the Magi want to celebrate their Christmas (OR) Who were the first people to give Christmas gifts?
Complete: Use the chart below to explain the situational irony in ‘The Gift of the Magi’. For each character, identify what is expected to happen and what actually happens.
| SITUATIONAL IRONY | |
| What Della plans : | What actually happens |
| What Jim plans : | What actually happens : |
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
What would you do if you ran short of money, to buy a birthday gift for one of your parents/ siblings?
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
What situation is the climax of the story? How does it end up as an Anti-climax?
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
At the end of the story, O Henry remarks that of all who give gifts, Della and Jim were the wisest. Think and explain this paradoxical remark.
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
Della was not too happy about bargaining for grocery etc.
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
Della spent a joyful time, for two hours.
Read the following and answer.
Say WHAT
______ troubled Della on Christmas Eve?
