Question

(LC) What great weather we are having; thunder and lightning always make an outdoor pool party fun! What is the verbal irony in this statement? (5 points) The thunder and lightning was unexpected but will make the party fun. We know thunder and lightning ruin a pool party but the speaker does not. Thunder and lightning will ruin a pool party, so the weather really isn't "great." Nice weather is characterized by thunder and lightning.

Answer 1

The answer would be Thunder and lightning will ruin the pool party so the weather isn't really "great" because if a pool party is going on and Thunder and lightning come then everyone would actually most likely get out of the pool for the time being because if lightning strikes the pool then everyone in it would be electrocuted.

Therefore your answer is,

Thunder and lightning will ruin the pool party so the weather isn't really "great"

Answer 2

The answer would be D