Question

Michael was a really big guy. He was a linebacker on the football team, and his shoulders were twice the size of most people’s. Everyone knows Michael at school, but no one actually knows his real name. They just call him “Tiny.” Which literary device is the author using?
A)paradox
B)verbal irony
C)symbolism
D)understatement

Answer 1

The answer is B, I learned this last year in school.

Answer 2

the answer is symbolism