The figure of speech used in the sentences is irony. Karen's statement about the situation being "just perfect" sarcastically implies that her experience is far from perfect, especially after having spilled coffee on her shirt right before an important interview.
Use the sentences to answer the question.
Karen, after spending an hour picking an outfit for her interview, bumped into another customer at Starbucks and spilled her coffee all over her white shirt. “Oh, this is just perfect,” she said.
Which figure of speech is used in the sentences?
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analogy
analogy
pun
pun
irony
irony
metaphor
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