The figure of speech shown in the paragraph is verbal irony. Lucia’s comment “Happy birthday to me” is ironic because it contrasts with the unpleasant experience of getting splashed with mud on her birthday, suggesting that the situation is anything but a happy one.
Use the sentences to answer the question. As Lucia left home on her birthday, a bus splashed her with mud and ruined her new sweater. “Happy birthday to me,” she muttered. What figure of speech is shown in the paragraph? (1 point) Responses pun pun verbal irony verbal irony item category item category personification
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