Question

read the excerpt below from the short story \subha\ by rabindranath tagore and answer the question that follows. when the girl was given the name of suhashini, who could have guessed how it would be dashed? her two elder sisters were suhashini and suhashini, and for the sake of uniformity her left - handed sister too, the youngest girl suhashini. she was called subha for short. why is the girls name ironic? it means \lovely locks,\ and she was born bald. its ironic because subha is the youngest daughter. it means \sweetly speaking,\ and the girl cannot speak. subha will not be able to find a husband.

Explanation:

Irony is a literary device where there is a contrast between expectations and reality. The name "Subha" means "sweetly - speaking", but the girl cannot speak, creating this contrast.

Answer:

It means "sweetly speaking," and the girl cannot speak.