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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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.
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Pun: "DNA" spelled backwards is "and." It is meant to be humorous because the patient's response is a play on words that turns the serious diagnosis into a lighthearted moment.
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