Question

Read the passage. The weather forecaster predicted heavy rain and flooding. However, only a few clouds passed over, causing it to sprinkle. “That was sure a big downpour,” a radio commentator noted. Which literary device did the author use in the passage?

Answer 1

The author used verbal irony.

Step-by-step explanation:

. Verbal irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning. this is also a form of sarcasm.

Answer 2

Irony, as the weather forcaster was wrong about the heavy downpour.