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Noticing Irony
Jim had not yet seen his beautiful present. She held it out
to him eagerly upon her open palm. The dull precious
metal seemed to flash with a reflection of her bright and
ardent spirit.
"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."
-"The Gift of the Magi,"
O. Henry
Which sentence best describes the irony in the
passage?
It is ironic that Jim and Della will not be able to use
their presents until the future.
It is ironic that Jim cannot use Della's present
because he sold his watch to get her present.
It is ironic that Jim wanted his present so badly but
no longer wants it.