Use the sentence to answer the question. "This is exactly what I wanted today," grumbled the man as he was pulled over for speeding. What figure of speech is used? Responses situational irony situational irony - no response given pun pun - no response given verbal irony verbal irony - no response given personification
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personification
you are wrong
The figure of speech used in the sentence is verbal irony. Verbal irony occurs when someone says something but means the opposite of what they are saying. In this sentence, the man grumbled that getting pulled over for speeding is exactly what he wanted, which is ironic because no one wants to get pulled over for speeding.