Read the following sentences from the story "Loyalties." The father speaks to his son about the recent Biafran victory.
"What was I telling you the other day? That Ojukwu is a real man, just the sort of leader we need to get things moving. Those dirty Nigerians will taste pepper if they try to attack us, let me tell you," my father was saying.
Which type of humor does the father use when speaking to the boy?

(1 point)
hyperbole
incongruity
irony
sarcasm

Question

Read the following sentences from the story "Loyalties." The father speaks to his son about the recent Biafran victory.
"What was I telling you the other day? That Ojukwu is a real man, just the sort of leader we need to get things moving. Those dirty Nigerians will taste pepper if they try to attack us, let me tell you," my father was saying.
Which type of humor does the father use when speaking to the boy?

 (1 point)
hyperbole
incongruity
irony
sarcasm

jolo_yolo · Answer

break down the answer choices into their meanings. Once you know their meanings you'll know which answer it is (: