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

dramatic irony
dramatic irony

verbal irony
verbal irony

situational irony
situational irony

no irony

1 answer

The kind of irony used in this sentence is verbal irony. John claims he is "amazing" at making a toothpick sculpture, but the fact that it has fallen apart suggests otherwise, creating a contrast between his words and the reality of the situation.