Irony in "The Gift of the Magi" (Period 4) by Kelly Palacios https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl Choose which type of irony you think best exemplified "The Gift of the Magi". Explain why and support your answer with at least one piece of evidence from the text. en-us 2021-09-09 02:55:09 UTC 2021-09-09 15:30:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Dramatic l because they didn't expect to give each other the presents but the reader knew that she had cut her hair for him and got him the gift https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728400293 2021-09-09 15:15:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728400293 Situational Irony https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728405886 Since we didn't expect jim selling his watch for della hair clip. And Della cutting her hair to buy jim's watch chain. When jim says "They're too nise to use now. I sold my watch to get the money to buy the combs." Its a good example from the story]]> 2021-09-09 15:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728405886 Situational ᛁᚱᛟᚾᛃ rkell11 https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728409088 The short story had the situational irony in the end. Della cut off all her hair as a gift to her husband jim, but he already had bought a comb for her as a present ]]> 2021-09-09 15:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728409088 i think it is dramatic because we know that they were selling their stuff to get each other gifts https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728410030 2021-09-09 15:18:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728410030 adick6 https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728410167 Situational because throughout the story they both wasn't really expecting for them to sell their own stuff.]]> 2021-09-09 15:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728410167 idk https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728411185 2021-09-09 15:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728411185 situational irony because Della cute her hair for money and Jim was shock to see her like that. https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728411505 2021-09-09 15:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728411505 Situational Irony https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728412385 It is a Situational Irony because the readers didn't expect for Jim to buy her combs for her long hair that she cut for his watch.]]> 2021-09-09 15:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728412385 dramatic https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728412804 The reader knew that Della cut her hair to buy Jim the chain for his watch. "For there lay The Combs" Jim did not know Della cut her hair in order to buy Jim the chain for his watch.]]> 2021-09-09 15:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728412804 situational irony https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728414101 della didnt expect jim to sell his watch after she bought him a gift to go along with the watch]]> 2021-09-09 15:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728414101 situational Because we didn't know della was going to cut her hair to get a chain for jim watch and we didn't know jim was going to sell his watch https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728414798 2021-09-09 15:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728414798 https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728416178 I think The Gift Of Magi is dramatic irony because we knew Della cut her hair to buy jim the gold watch chain but jim didn't know that so he sold his watch to buy her a comb ]]> 2021-09-09 15:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728416178 https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728417458 situational Irony because she had to cut her hair to be able to get money for the present. ]]> 2021-09-09 15:20:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728417458 situational irony https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728420720 They were selling stuff and she cut it for money i rest my case]]> 2021-09-09 15:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728420720 situational https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728422770 della sold her hair to get jim the watch chain]]> 2021-09-09 15:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728422770 situational https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728430332 becasue the situation made it ironic that they both cut their hair]]> 2021-09-09 15:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728430332 Situational Irony https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728432059 I think it's situational irony because In the story Della had cut off her hair to buy jim a chain for his watch and Jim had sold his watch for money to buy hair combs for Della. ''Della,'' said he, ''let's put our christmas gifts away and keep them a while. They're too nice to use now. I sold the watch to get the money to buy the combs. And now I think we should have our dinner.'' I think this piece of evidence shows that the story is situational irony.]]> 2021-09-09 15:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728432059 Situational Irony https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728434163 I think it is situational irony because in the story Della is waiting for Jim's reaction to her cutting her hair. Jim actually doesn't mind her hair and also got her a christmas gift.]]> 2021-09-09 15:23:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728434163 Situational Irony https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728454751 I think this is situational irony due to the fact that-]]> 2021-09-09 15:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kellypalacios2/ltqwf2jb9u51yddl/wish/1728454751