Verbal irony is best defined as
"a contradiction between what is said and what is really meant"
"the use of humor to emphasize the negative qualities of society"
"a description of something as being smaller or less than it really is"
"the use of an incorrect assumption that forms the basis of an argument"

a contradiction between what is said and what is really meant

Explanation:

modifying the base for word

- free verse.

- " in poetry, one of the best ways to practice technique is to write in. i want all to be unstressed so that “all the clocks” and “in the night” are matching anapests. many forms that sharpen skills are useful in free verse."