verbal irony is a broader term that can include sarcasm, but sarcasm specifically involves a mocking or contemptuous tone.

Question

make this like a 8th grader wrote it

Answer 1

"Verbal irony is like when someone says one thing but means the opposite, kinda like sarcasm but sarcasm is more mean and mocking. Like, they're being super sarcastic when they have that annoying tone."