Use the sentence to answer the question.

“I’m amazing at this,” John said with a chuckle as he cleaned up the fallen remains of his toothpick sculpture.

What kind of irony is used in this sentence, if any?

(1 point)
Responses

verbal irony
verbal irony

dramatic irony
dramatic irony

situational irony
situational irony

no irony
no irony

1 answer

The kind of irony used in this sentence is situational irony. This is because John claims to be "amazing" at making sculptures, but the fact that they have fallen apart suggests otherwise, creating a contrast between his confidence and the outcome.