What does the verbal irony in this text suggest?
He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food cake.
—Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely
He was well hidden. He stood out.
Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
Verbal irony involves saying one thing but implying something very different. People often use verbal irony when they are being sarcastic.
Olivia seems thrilled that her car keeps breaking down.
Each breakdown is as enjoyable as a punch to the face.
The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different.
As inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food cake suggests that he stood out. A large spider on a piece of light-colored cake would not be inconspicuous at all; it would be very obvious.