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प्रश्न
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 : |
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उत्तर
| SITUATIONAL IRONY | |
| What Della plans: To give Jim a wonderful Christmas gift in the form of a fob chain. | What actually happens: Della cannot use Jim's gift of combs because she has cut and sold her hair to get him his gift. |
| What Jim plans: To give Della a wonderful Christmas gift in the form of a set of tortoise shell combs. |
What actually happens: Jim cannot use Della's gift of a fob chain for his watch because he has sold his watch to get her gift. |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The moment you hear the word ‘Gift’, what feelings do you experience? Complete the web with those feelings.
Complete the following.
Della had saved ______________.
Answer the following question:
Why did Della feel sad about losing her hair?
Answer the following question:
What did Jim bring out from his coat? Describe the scene.
Answer the following question:
How beautiful was the gold watch chain? Would you have liked to own it?
Answer the following question:
What is the moral of the story?
Complete the following basic plot diagram :
Think and answer on your own in a few sentences, in your notebook.
Gifts that you buy have fixed prices/ rates. How can the buyer increase the value of a gift bought for someone very dear in the family?
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
Della’s elated mood underwent a change as she opened her gift.
Pick out and rewrite the exact sentence which indirectly implies the following :
The weekly income amount does not matter.
