Question

In "The Necklace", Mathilde works 10 years to replace a fake necklace. This is an example of...



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Verbal irony
Verbal irony

Dramatic irony
Dramatic irony

Situational irony
Situational irony

Rhetorical question

Answer 1

This is an example of **situational irony**. Situational irony occurs when there is a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens. In "The Necklace," Mathilde believes she has lost a valuable necklace, so she goes to great lengths to replace it, only to discover later that the original necklace was a fake and worth much less than she had imagined.