Jax stomped into the living room and thrust out his favorite Pokemon card, which was now torn and covered in messy Sharpie scribbles. "Mom! Harold got into my stuff again!!" Jax whined in exasperation, "And just look at the lovely masterpiece he created!"

This is an example of which type of irony?

The correct answer is verbal irony.

This is an example of situational irony, as it is unexpected and contrary to what one might expect to happen.