NEED HELP!! What is a common method authors use to emphasize absurdity?

Question 1 options:

Using a formal voice to talk about things that are not serious

Making many ironic statements

Using hyperbole to describe people's actions

Avoiding using puns or other word jokes

What is a synonym for the word anguish based on the context in which the word appears in this line from james joyce's "araby"? gazing up into the darkness i saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger. a. distrust b. torment c. sarcasm d. isolation e. ferocity