What is sarcasm? (1 point)

Question

• verbal irony used to mock, ridicule, or criticize
• irony used to highlight the absurdity of an unlikely situation
• verbal irony used to state the opposite of what is meant
• irony used to give the reader information a character does not have

Answer 1

Sarcasm is best defined as verbal irony used to mock, ridicule, or criticize.