The first response is an example of verbal irony: "Leili looked out the window at the pouring rain and sighed, 'What a gorgeous day.'" This statement contrasts the reality of the rain with her sarcastic remark about it being a "gorgeous day."
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Leili looked out the window at the pouring rain and sighed, “What a gorgeous day.”
Leili looked out the window at the pouring rain and sighed, “What a gorgeous day.”
Damien’s young sons excitedly explored the new playground, and he thought to himself, “The pure bliss of being a child.”
Damien’s young sons excitedly explored the new playground, and he thought to himself, “The pure bliss of being a child.”
The dentist smiled, and she tried to hide her disgust at his crooked, almost rotten teeth.
The dentist smiled, and she tried to hide her disgust at his crooked, almost rotten teeth.
The fire fighters fled as the voracious flames spread through the fire station.
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