Write one or more paragraphs that explain areas of commonalities and differences between the two responses in "Leave the Phone at Home" and "Cell Phones for Safety." Cite specific evidence from the texts.

Sarcasm is "a sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark or taunt. Irony is a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.