What heavy handed literary technique is being used in lines 145-146?

Just pretend that your talking to a empty room

Atellan farce orignated in etruria italy

The theme of social protest remained a consistent focus for jacob lawrence throughout his career. in the 1960s lawrence was inspired by news reports and photographs, including images of segregated lunch counter sit-ins and stories of the   freedom riders in the civil rights movement. from the 1970s onward, lawrence's work focused less explicitly on contemporary social issues.

By twenty one pilots? sound like piano and bass guitar : ) hopefully this ! : )