Read the following passage from "Forbidden Fruit" in which the main character describes a fictional scene where, despite torture, he stands by his religious principles.
At home, I slipped out of my clothes and into my bed to luxuriate in the contemplation of my sister's apostasy. All kinds of visions rushed through my mind. Here I was, a Red partisan captured by the Whites, who were forcing me to eat pork. They torture me, but I will not touch it. Surprised, the officers shake their heads: What sort of boy is this? As a matter of fact, I'm surprised myself. I just won't eat pork. Kill me, but eat pork I will not.
Which of the following stylistic elements is used by the writer to create humor in these lines?
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Responses
hyperbole
hyperbole
incongruity
incongruity
irony
irony
sarcasm