Which of the following statements is an example of sarcasm?

A. That new 3-D action flick is the be-all and end-all of movies.

B."Awesome," the student grumbled at his lunch, "fish heads again."

C. The physics exam wasn't exactly a cakewalk for Sam.

D."We didn't do so well," Trish replied in the wake of her team's 56-to-12 loss.

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Shayna Christensen

2 December, 06:09

Which of the following statements is an example of sarcasm?

A. That new 3-D action flick is the be-all and end-all of movies.

B."Awesome," the student grumbled at his lunch, "fish heads again."

C. The physics exam wasn't exactly a cakewalk for Sam.

D."We didn't do so well," Trish replied in the wake of her team's 56-to-12 loss.

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Arnie · Answer 1

B, "awesome", the student grumbled at his lunch, "fish head again".

This is sarcasm, because the student grumbled, meaning that the student obviously don't like the fish heads, (who does?). Therefore, the student is going against what he actually means, so it's an example of sarcasm.

Skylar Miller · Answer 2

I believe it is "B" in my experience of pro sarcasm this is the one