What is an understatement that expresses the affirmative by saying the negative of the contrary called? A. hyperbole B. litotes C. paradox D. parody
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What is an understatement that expresses the affirmative by saying the negative of the contrary called? A. hyperbole B. litotes C. paradox D. parody
Solution
The answer is B. Litotes. This is a figure of speech in which affirmative is expressed by the negation of the contrary. For example, saying "not bad" to mean "good" is an example of litotes.
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