Irony Quick Check
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Question
Which sentence contains an example of verbal irony?(1 point)
Responses
”Meet my great-grandmother,” she said.
”Meet my great-grandmother,” she said.
”It’s great that you won the contest,” he said.
”It’s great that you won the contest,” he said.
”Oh, great, we missed the bus,” she said.
”Oh, great, we missed the bus,” she said.
”If you can pick me up Tuesday, that would be great,” he said.
1 answer
The sentence that contains an example of verbal irony is:
”Oh, great, we missed the bus,” she said.
In this sentence, the speaker is expressing frustration or disappointment about missing the bus, but uses the word "great" in a sarcastic manner, which is a key characteristic of verbal irony.
