When you use verbal irony, you say one thing, but you actually mean the opposite. It can take the form of sarcasm, overstatement or understatement. Irony is also when the opposite of what you expect actually happens. Which of the following is an example of verbal irony? A B с D Her step is as light as a feather. "You are beautiful like a summer day," she told the winner of the baby beauty pageant. Talking to him is about as interesting as reading a dictionary. Her voice is as sweet as honey.​