Which situation best shows irony? a. a surgeon works so hard one day that he gets a hernia and needs surgery. b. a surgeon usually has six surgeries in a single day, but today he only had five. c. a surgeon cracks jokes to his assistants while performing a hip replacement. d. a surgeon performs a procedure with another surgeon who is much older than he is.

A). A surgeon works so hard one day that he gets a hernia and needs surgery.

Explanation:

The irony is demonstrated as a situation where the intended meaning stands directly in contrast to the literal meaning of the statement. It is more often employed by authors to evoke humor or sarcasm by using a language that proposes an incongruity between the surface meaning and the implied meaning.

As per the question, option A appropriately justifies the above description as 'a surgeon works so hard one day that he gets a hernia and needs surgery' illustrate an expression displaying inconsistency between the actual and intended meaning. Thus, option A is the correct answer.

well stockyards mean a large yard containing pens and sheds, typically adjacent to a slaughterhouse, in which livestock is kept and sorted. and i'm assuming that by party you   mean a large group of people which does make sense because chicago is a very crowded place much like new york. stockyards tend to take up a lot of room due to needing the area for pens to keep animals in and the fact that stockyards are usually right by slaughterhouse where they process and distribute the product. so its much like a zoo but with some dead animal products close by.