The passage is an example of humor. Ford's initial suggestion that there might be a switch to save them, followed by the punchline that they are definitely going to die, creates a comedic effect.
Use the passage below from Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy to answer the question.
“So this is it,” said Arthur, “We are going to die.”
“Yes,” said Ford, “except... no! Wait a minute!” He
suddenly lunged across the chamber at something
behind Arthur’s line of vision. “What’s this switch?” he
cried.
“What? Where?” cried Arthur, twisting round.
“No, I was only fooling,” said Ford, “we are going to
die after all.”
Which literary device is this an example of?
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personification
personification
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
humor
humor
imagery
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