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Don was so excited to adopt his first kitten that he signed the papers and brought her home as fast as he could, only to discov...Question
Don was so excited to adopt his first kitten that he signed the papers and brought her home as fast as he could, only to discover that he was horribly allergic to cats.
What kind of irony is used in this sentence, if any?
(1 point)
Responses
dramatic irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
verbal irony
situational irony
situational irony
no irony
What kind of irony is used in this sentence, if any?
(1 point)
Responses
dramatic irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
verbal irony
situational irony
situational irony
no irony
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GPT-4o mini
The kind of irony used in this sentence is **situational irony**. This is because the situation is contrary to what one would expect—Don was excited to adopt a kitten but then discovered he was allergic to cats, which is an unexpected outcome.