Question

Which sentence contains an example of verbal irony?(1 point)
Responses

On the bakery’s opening day, the baker pulled the pan of cinnamon rolls out of the oven to realize he forgot to add the baking powder and they were all flat. “One of my biggest hits,” he laughed.
On the bakery’s opening day, the baker pulled the pan of cinnamon rolls out of the oven to realize he forgot to add the baking powder and they were all flat. “One of my biggest hits,” he laughed.

On the bakery’s opening day, the bread dough was like a canvas waiting to be shaped and molded into an edible masterpiece by the head chef.
On the bakery’s opening day, the bread dough was like a canvas waiting to be shaped and molded into an edible masterpiece by the head chef.

On the bakery’s opening day, the baker begged his assistant, “Could you give me a hand kneading this dough? I just can’t keep up with the demand today.”
On the bakery’s opening day, the baker begged his assistant, “Could you give me a hand kneading this dough? I just can’t keep up with the demand today.”

On the bakery’s opening day, the baker pulled the pan of cinnamon rolls out of the oven to realize he forgot to add the baking powder. “These rolls are as fat as a pancake,” he laughed.
On the bakery’s opening day, the baker pulled the pan of cinnamon rolls out of the oven to realize he forgot to add the baking powder. “These rolls are as fat as a pancake,” he laughed.

1 answer

The sentence that contains an example of verbal irony is:

"On the bakery’s opening day, the baker pulled the pan of cinnamon rolls out of the oven to realize he forgot to add the baking powder and they were all flat. 'One of my biggest hits,' he laughed."

In this case, the baker is referring to his flat cinnamon rolls as "one of my biggest hits," which is ironic because flat rolls are typically not considered a success or a hit in baking.