English, 21.05.2021 17:20, afosburgh20

10. Read the following passage from "The Gift of the Magi”: “For there lay The Combs—the set of combs, side and back, that Della had
worshipped long in a Broadway window. Beautiful combs, pure tortoise shell, with
jeweled rims—just the shade to wear in the beautiful vanished hair. They were
expensive combs, she knew, and her heart had simply craved and yearned over them
without the least hope of possession. And now, they were hers, but the tresses that
should have adorned the coveted adornments were gone."
What use of language is demonstrated here?
O how the author creates mystery
how the author presents the story's theme
O how the author sets the story's formal tone
O how the author uses irony to create surprise

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10. Read the following passage from "The Gift of the Magi”: “For there lay The Combs—the set of com...