Question

What is verbal irony? saying something that contradicts what one means or believes something that happens that contradicts the expectations of characters, readers, or audience the struggle between different social, economic, and historical attitudes and beliefs an action not in keeping with a group’s attitudes or beliefs

Answer 1

Verbal irony is saying something that contradicts what one means or believes.

Answer 2

Verbal irony is saying something that contradicts what one means or believes. Verbal irony is an intentional product of the speaker and is contradictory to his or her emotions or actions. The writer makes a character use a statement with an underlying meaning that is different from its literal meaning.