Use the sentence to answer the 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

verbal irony
verbal irony

situational irony
situational irony

no irony
no irony

dramatic irony

1 answer

The kind of irony used in this sentence is situational irony. This is because Don was excited to adopt a kitten, but the outcome was the opposite of what he expected: he discovered he was allergic to cats, which is a surprising and unfortunate turn of events.