Select the correct text in the passage.
Which sentence in this excerpt from "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman shows the use of verbal irony?
I don't like our room a bit.
I wanted one downstairs that opened on the piazza and had roses all over the window, and such pretty old-fashioned chintz hangings! but John would not hear of it.
He said there was only one window and not room for two beds, and no near room for him if he took another.
He is very careful and loving, and hardly lets me stir without special direction.
"I don't like our room a bit."
The sentence in this excerpt that shows the use of verbal irony is: "He is very careful and loving, and hardly lets me stir without special direction."
To identify the sentence that uses verbal irony in this excerpt, you can follow these steps:
1. Read each sentence in the passage.
2. Understand the definition of verbal irony, which is a figure of speech where words are used in a way that is different from their literal meaning, often to convey sarcasm or to express the opposite of what is actually meant.
3. Look for any sentences in the passage that imply a contrasting or opposite meaning.
In this passage, the sentence that shows the use of verbal irony is: "He is very careful and loving, and hardly lets me stir without special direction." Here, the narrator describes her husband as "careful and loving," which is an ironic statement because, throughout the story, it becomes evident that her husband's actions and treatment have negative consequences on her mental health.