Question

review the passage. the verbal irony is shown in bold. singer (singing) cause every time i see your face, i cant help but fall from grace. i know...

joey: wow! this girl is good.

phoebe: oh - ho yeah! a song with rhyming words. oo, i never thought of that before....

monica: (to phoebe) look at you. all jealous.

ross: yeah pheebs, come on, you two have completely different styles.

from friends, the one with phoebes ex - partner. written by bill cahoon. copyright 1997 by warner bros. television and bright/kauffman/crane productions.

what is the effect of the verbal irony on the passages meaning or tone?

it suggests that phoebe is a bad songwriter.

it suggests that phoebe knows a lot about music.

it suggests that phoebe thinks that the singer is unoriginal.

Explanation:

Phoebe's comment about never thinking of a song with rhyming words before implies she finds the singer's work unoriginal, using verbal irony to convey this view.

Answer:

It suggests that Phoebe thinks that the singer is unoriginal.