Questions

What is the tone in the following excerpt from “The Gift of the Magi” ? There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs,sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.

What is the tone in the following excerpt from “The Gift of the Magi” ? There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs,sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.

a. ironic and witty

b. joyous and poetic

c. pessimistic and dejected

Answer :

a. ironic and witty