Which option explains the irony of the following statement: food is typically used to nurture a person’s health, yet gregor is fatally wounded by an apple thrown by his father.

the statement represents situational irony; what happens is the opposite of what one expects.

the statement represents dramatic irony; the reader is aware of something that the characters are not.

the statement represents verbal irony; what is said is the opposite of what is meant.

the statement represents causal irony; the outcome is the opposite of what is implied.