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Which of the following is an example of verbal irony?
The little boy whined, "Are we there yet?"
On the way to school, the school bus gets a flat tire and the bus driver says, "Excellent! This day couldn't start off any better!"
Lilah puts the final touch on the cake and announces, "All done!"
"Would you give me a hand moving these boxes upstairs?" Dad asks politely,
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The correct example of verbal irony is "On the way to school, the school bus gets a flat tire and the bus driver says, 'Excellent! This day couldn't start off any better!'" because the bus driver's statement is the opposite of what one would expect him to say in that situation.
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