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Read the story.
Anna asked her mother if she could drive the car to the store herself.
Anna’s mom said, "Sure, ten-year-olds drive themselves to the store all the time!”
What kind of irony is used in this story?
dramatic irony
situational irony
verbal irony
historical irony
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Verbal irony.
The mother’s remark is sarcastic — she says the opposite of what she means (she doesn’t actually believe ten-year-olds commonly drive themselves to the store). That’s verbal irony.
The mother’s remark is sarcastic — she says the opposite of what she means (she doesn’t actually believe ten-year-olds commonly drive themselves to the store). That’s verbal irony.
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