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

"I don't like our room a bit.
I wanted one downstairs that opened on the piazza and had roses all over the window, and such pretty old-fashioned chintz hangings! but John would not hear of it.
He said there was only one window and not room for two beds, and no near room for him if he took another.
He is very careful and loving, and hardly lets me stir without special direction."



Answer :

Final answer:

The sentence expressing verbal irony is the narrator's desire for a beautiful room being denied by John.


Explanation:

The sentence that shows the use of verbal irony in the excerpt from 'The Yellow Wallpaper' is:

  • 'I wanted one downstairs that opened on the piazza and had roses all over the window, and such pretty old-fashioned chintz hangings! but John would not hear of it.'

This sentence conveys the ironic situation where the narrator desires a beautiful room, but John dismisses her wishes.


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