c. Leili looked out the window at the pouring rain and sighed, “What a gorgeous day.”
This is an example of verbal irony because Leili is saying the opposite of what she actually means; the rain does not make it a "gorgeous day."
Which answer choice is an example of verbal irony?
a. Damien’s young sons excitedly explored the new playground, and he thought to himself, “The pure bliss of being a child.”
b. The fire fighters fled as the voracious flames spread through the fire station.
c. Leili looked out the window at the pouring rain and sighed, “What a gorgeous day.”
d. The dentist smiled, and she tried to hide her disgust at his crooked, almost rotten teeth.
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