“I’m amazing at this,” John said with a chuckle as he cleaned up the fallen remains of his toothpick sculpture.
What kind of irony is used in this sentence, if any?
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situational irony
situational irony
no irony
no irony
verbal irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
dramatic irony
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answeredIn the sentence, John claims to be "amazing" at his sculpture while he is actually cleaning up the remnants of it, which implies that it has fallen apart. This situation contrasts his statement of being skilled at something that has clearly failed, hence the situational irony.
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irony used to highlight the absurdity of an unlikely situation
irony used to highlight the absurdity of an unlikely situation
verbal irony used to mock, ridicule, or criticize
verbal irony used to mock, ridicule, or criticize
irony used to give the reader information a character does not have
irony used to give the reader information a character does not have
verbal irony used to state the opposite of what is meant
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answeredSarcasm often involves saying something in a tone or manner that suggests the opposite of the literal meaning, typically to convey disdain or to make fun of someone or something.
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a self-contradictory statement or situation that might express a hidden truth or deeper meaning
a self-contradictory statement or situation that might express a hidden truth or deeper meaning
a set of two contradictory words that appear next to each other in a literary text
a set of two contradictory words that appear next to each other in a literary text
a technique authors use to explain how they see the world
a technique authors use to explain how they see the world
a statement or situation that creates a sense of strangeness or unease
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answeredA paradox often reveals a deeper insight or reality through its contradictory nature.
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Historical fiction
Historical fiction
Speculative writing
Speculative writing
Newspaper articles
Newspaper articles
Informational writing
Informational writing
Humorous texts
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answeredParadoxes frequently occur in speculative writing, where authors explore complex ideas and scenarios, and in humorous texts, where they create situations that provoke thought or laughter through contradictions.
