Asked by ty

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

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
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.