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On the way to school, the school bus gets a flat tire and the bus driver says, "Excellent! This day couldn't start off any better!"
On the way to school, the school bus gets a flat tire and the bus driver says, "Excellent! This day couldn't start off any better!"
"Would you give me a hand moving these boxes upstairs?" Dad asks politely.
"Would you give me a hand moving these boxes upstairs?" Dad asks politely.
The little boy whined, "Are we there yet?"
The little boy whined, "Are we there yet?"
Lilah puts the final touch on the cake and announces, "All done!"
Lilah puts the final touch on the cake and announces, "All done!"
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The example of verbal irony is:
"On the way to school, the school bus gets a flat tire and the bus driver says, 'Excellent! This day couldn't start off any better!'"
In this case, the bus driver is saying something that sounds positive ("Excellent!") while the situation is actually negative (getting a flat tire), creating a contrast between the speaker's words and the reality of the situation.
