As Lucia left home on her birthday, a bus splashed her with mud and ruined her new sweater. "Happy birthday to me," she muttered
What figure of speech is shown in the paragraph?
(1 point)
• pun
• personification
O item category
• verbal irony
• verbal irony
Verbal irony is when someone says or writes something but means the opposite. In this case, Lucia says "Happy birthday to me" sarcastically after her sweater is ruined by the bus, indicating that she is not actually happy on her birthday.