What does the verbal irony in this text suggest?
According to Mr. Carter's kids, his snoring is as quiet as a jackhammer.

 - The snoring occurs in bursts.
 - The snoring is loud.
The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different.
As quiet as a jackhammer suggests that the snoring is loud. A jackhammer is not quiet, and neither is Mr. Carter's snoring.