A Doll's House

".....they are very plain, but she will soon break them into pieces". Which style is used in this phrase and what does it portray?

Words of Nora,page 4, chapter 1

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In context, Nora is describing the Christmas gifts she's bought for her daughter. The word cheap precedes the word plain, hightlighting the fact the children's gifts were affordable.... not expensive. Nora notes that her daughter will likely break them, justifying what she spent to Helmer.

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