Which scenarios are examples of verbal irony? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)

Question

Jesse took off sprinting to escape the onslaught of water balloons that were being catapulted in his
direction, when, all of a sudden!, he fell headfirst into the deep end of the pool.
Janeen got a credit card and had the monthly bill emailed to her. The balance quickly became
uncomfortably large because she paid only the minimum amount due. While Janeen was paying her bills
online, she got up to get a snack. Just then, her mother walked in and noticed the email from the credit card
company. She was shocked at the large balance.
Kim was a board member of a local animal rights group, and she frequently led protests against raising
animals for their fur. At the annual banquet for volunteers, Kim arrived wearing her grandmother’s mink
coat.
Haleed put his father’s white lab coats into the washer and started the machine. When the washer stopped,
he noticed that everything was pink. He pulled out a red T-shirt and said, “I guess it’s Dad’s chance to be a
fashion trendsetter.”
Laura moved to a new apartment that had a tiny garden where she could plant a few flowers. She bought
some seedling flower plants and planted them one afternoon. The next morning, she checked on them and
saw only a few short stems. “It’s good to see that the rabbits enjoyed my flowers,” she said.

Answer 1

The two scenarios that are examples of verbal irony are:

1. Kim was a board member of a local animal rights group, and she frequently led protests against raising animals for their fur. At the annual banquet for volunteers, Kim arrived wearing her grandmother’s mink coat. - This is verbal irony because it contrasts Kim's actions (advocating against fur) with her wearing a fur coat.

2. Laura moved to a new apartment that had a tiny garden where she could plant a few flowers. She bought some seedling flower plants and planted them one afternoon. The next morning, she checked on them and saw only a few short stems. “It’s good to see that the rabbits enjoyed my flowers,” she said. - This is verbal irony as Laura’s statement contrasts her expectation of beautiful flowers with the reality of the rabbits eating them.

The other options do not showcase verbal irony as clearly as these two.