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.
Dramatic irony is frequently contrasted with verbal irony. The former is embedded in a workâs structure, whereas the latter typically operates at the level of words and sentences that are understood by audiences or readers to carry meanings different from the words themselves when interpreted literally.