Hans Christian Andersen used irony in his story "The Emperor's New Clothes" to develop his characters and theme. Identify one example of verbal or situational irony and explain how it helped develop one of his characters or the theme of the story. Your written response should include a minimum of 5-6 sentences.

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Would him being naked in front of a bunch of people who also see him naked but are pretending to see him clothed an example of situational or verbal irony?