Situational Irony In The Gift Of The Magi

The story “The Gift of the Magi” Irony is the opposite of what's expected. There are three type of irony, the first type of irony is verbal irony it can also be called sarcasm or being sarcastic. The next irony is dramatic irony it is when the author lets the reader into the secret. The third irony is situational irony and it is when no one knows something was going to happen. So in this case he used dramatic irony because we knew that Della cut her hair so she can buy a Christmas gift for Jim.

Just like in the story the author used dramatic irony. One of the ways he used it is when Della says “If Jim doesn't kill me,” Della said to herself, “before he takes a second look at me, he'll say i look like a Coney Island chorus girl. But what