11. Use the sentence to answer the question.

Question

11. Use the sentence to answer the question.

Doctor: "Sir, I am afraid your DNA is backwards."
Patient: "And?"

What is the figurative language being used, and what is meant to be humorous?
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2 points
Situational irony: You wouldn't expect a patient to ask the doctor questions
Pun: "DNA" spelled backwards is "and."
Dramatic irony: We know DNA cannot be backwards.
Situational irony: The doctor is wrong, and you wouldn't expect a doctor to be wrong.

Answer 1

Pun: "DNA" spelled backwards is "and." This is meant to be humorous because the patient is taking the doctor's statement literally and responding with a clever play on words.