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Which scenarios are examples of verbal irony? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
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Jesse took off sprinting to escape the onslaught of water balloons that were being catapulted in his direction, when, all of a sudden!, he fell headfirst into the deep end of the pool.
Jesse took off sprinting to escape the onslaught of water balloons that were being catapulted in his direction, when, all of a sudden!, he fell headfirst into the deep end of the pool.

Haleed put his father’s white lab coats into the washer and started the machine. When the washer stopped, he noticed that everything was pink. He pulled out a red T-shirt and said, “I guess it’s Dad’s chance to be a fashion trendsetter.”
Haleed put his father’s white lab coats into the washer and started the machine. When the washer stopped, he noticed that everything was pink. He pulled out a red T-shirt and said, “I guess it’s Dad’s chance to be a fashion trendsetter.”

Janeen got a credit card and had the monthly bill emailed to her. The balance quickly became uncomfortably large because she paid only the minimum amount due. While Janeen was paying her bills online, she got up to get a snack. Just then, her mother walked in and noticed the email from the credit card company. She was shocked at the large balance.
Janeen got a credit card and had the monthly bill emailed to her. The balance quickly became uncomfortably large because she paid only the minimum amount due. While Janeen was paying her bills online, she got up to get a snack. Just then, her mother walked in and noticed the email from the credit card company. She was shocked at the large balance.

Kim was a board member of a local animal rights group, and she frequently led protests against raising animals for their fur. At the annual banquet for volunteers, Kim arrived wearing her grandmother’s mink coat.
Kim was a board member of a local animal rights group, and she frequently led protests against raising animals for their fur. At the annual banquet for volunteers, Kim arrived wearing her grandmother’s mink coat.

Laura moved to a new apartment that had a tiny garden where she could plant a few flowers. She bought some seedling flower plants and planted them one afternoon. The next morning, she checked on them and saw only a few short stems. “It’s good to see that the rabbits enjoyed my flowers,” she said.
Laura moved to a new apartment that had a tiny garden where she could plant a few flowers. She bought some seedling flower plants and planted them one afternoon. The next morning, she checked on them and saw only a few short stems. “It’s good to see that the rabbits enjoyed my flowers,” she said.
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Answer 1

The scenarios that are examples of verbal irony are:

1. Haleed put his father’s white lab coats into the washer and started the machine. When the washer stopped, he noticed that everything was pink. He pulled out a red T-shirt and said, “I guess it’s Dad’s chance to be a fashion trendsetter.” - This is verbal irony because Haleed's statement is sarcastic; he is commenting on an unfortunate and unintended consequence (the color change) in a humorous way.

2. Laura moved to a new apartment that had a tiny garden where she could plant a few flowers. She bought some seedling flower plants and planted them one afternoon. The next morning, she checked on them and saw only a few short stems. “It’s good to see that the rabbits enjoyed my flowers,” she said. - This is verbal irony as Laura is expressing her disappointment in a humorous or sarcastic way, suggesting that the rabbits' enjoyment of her flowers is a positive outcome when in reality it is not.

The other scenarios do not contain verbal irony as they lack the contrast between literal meaning and intended meaning.