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Which of the following lines contain an example of verbal irony?

Clear as mud, you make me think of us
The lady doth protest too much, methinks
The quality of mercy is not strained
The proper study of mankind is man

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the first one i believe                    
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Answer: A) Clear as mud, you make me think of us.

Explanation: an irony is a state of affairs or an event that seems contrary to what one expects and it often has an amusing result. A verbal irony is when what someone says is the contrary to what the characters or the audience are expecting, or when someone says something that seems contradictory. From the given options, the line that contains an example of verbal irony is option A, in the phrase "clear as mud" because it seems contradictory.

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