Read the excerpt from "The Gift of the Magi." "Isn't it a dandy, Jim? I hunted all over town to find it.
You'll have to look at the time a hundred times a day
now. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on
it."
Instead of obeying, Jim tumbled down on the couch
and put his hands under the back of his head and
smiled.
"Dell," said he, "let's put our Christmas presents away
and keep 'em a while. They're too nice to use just at
present. I sold the watch to get the money to buy your
combs. And now suppose you put the chops on."
Which best describes the use of irony in this excerpt?
The excerpt is an example of verbal irony, as Jim
tells Della to put the presents away.
The excerpt is an example of dramatic irony, as the
audience knows something that Jim does not.
The excerpt is an example of situational irony, as
Jim has sold the watch for which Della bought a
chain,
The excerpt is an example of dramatic irony, as the
audience knows something that neither one of the
couple knows.