I would mark this answer as D, imagery. Because you have a descriptive seen and they as painting an image of what is around the characters POV.
Micheal Jordan said himself that -this is a simified version- practice and when you keep trying after failure makes you successful. Let me know if you need a full explaination.
Answer:
It’s not sarcastic but maybe:
the ducks (at the pond) appreciated a little excitement or something like that
Explanation:
oh Yeah and they should work on a chemistry project lol