Question

what does the verbal irony in this text suggest? while waiting for her search results, maddie exclaimed, \my internet connection is as speedy as a snail!\ the internet connection was very fast. the internet connection was very slow.

Explanation:

Verbal irony involves saying the opposite of what is meant. Maddie says her internet is "as speedy as a snail", but snails are slow. So this irony suggests the internet is slow, not fast.

Answer:

The Internet connection was very slow.