The answer to this would be verbal irony.
Irony is a discrepancy or an incongruence between what is anticipated and to what it actually is. There are three types of irony. One would be verbal irony which, as the name suggests, revolves around speaking or what is said. The other two would be dramatic irony and situation irony. Dramatic irony is usually used in plays, dramas, and the like that involves the audience's awareness. Situation irony would be more involved with what's happening around.
Hi!
The answer you are looking for is: D. All of the Above.
All of the answers are correct, so it's D.
Hope this helps!
<h2><em>~~PicklePoppers~~</em></h2>
Answer:
C
Explanation:
It is not a terrific definition, but lurid actually means horrible ugly details that paint a very black picture.
From the choices you have, I suppose it is C, but given how subtle the choices, be prepared to learn that C is not the answer. It is just the best of a bad number of choices.
Using sadness or tragedy to get one's point across. IE, the humane society commercials.