3. Eligibility. You must claim the new State Pension if you reach State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016. The earliest you can get the basic State Pension is when you reach State Pension age. You need 30 qualifying years of National Insurance contributions or credits to get the full basic State Pension.
Verbal irony occurs when a speaker makes a statement that means something opposite of what the literal interpretation implies. Sarcasm is the most common, purest form of verbal irony, but verbal irony and sarcasm are not interchangeable terms. Overstatement and understatement also fall under the category of verbal irony.
The psychologist Martin, in The Psychology of Humour, is quite clear that irony is where the literal meaning is opposite to the intended and sarcasm is aggressive humor that pokes fun. He has the following examples: for irony he uses the statement What a nice day when it is raining.