Question

Which sentence in this excerpt from "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman shows the use of verbal irony?

Answer 1

The correct answer is He is very careful and loving, and hardly lets me stir without special direction.

The final part of the sentence points out that he's not actually careful and loving but rather quite bothersome and nags all the time. This is what verbal irony is actually, meaning the opposite of what is said.

Answer 2

The answer is D because in it, it has two contradicting facts supporting each other, thus the irony.