Answer:
I believe its verbal irony
Explanation:
A metaphor would compare them, a simile would use the words like or as, and a hyperbole would exaggerate something, but the verbal irony intends to be understood as meaning something that contrasts with the literal or usual meaning of something which in this case is the front stoop.
1. During the greatest kickball game ever, what happens after Rosalind kicks the ball into Russell's hands?
A. He goes home with the ball
2. What astonishes Rita the most at the end of her chess game with Russell?
that russell wasn't angry when she won
