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-Dominant- [34]
2 years ago
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How does the use of the understatement in the excerpt affect this part of the scene? it creates a more serious tone by mentionin

g that the engagement will appear in the newspaper. it makes it clear that gwendolen is not extremely concerned with the current situation. it heightens how ridiculous it is that two women think they are engaged to the same man. it heightens cecily’s outrage at gwendolen for thinking she is engaged to ernest worthing.
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Jlenok [28]2 years ago
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The way that the word understatement affcets the passage is the fact that:  It heightens how ridiculous it is that two women think they are engaged to the same man.

<h3>What is the meaning of the word understatement?</h3>

It is a word that presents something as smaller or less important than they really appear to be.

In the passage, both ladies are claiming to be engaged to the same man when they met themselves.

Read more on syntax here: brainly.com/question/831003

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