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

situational irony
situational irony

verbal irony
verbal irony

no irony

1 answer

The sentence contains situational irony. This is because John claims to be "amazing" at his skill, yet he is cleaning up the remains of a failed toothpick sculpture, which suggests that the outcome is contrary to what one would expect from someone who is considered amazing at it.