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Lelechka [254]
3 years ago
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9. The author of a humorous story has purposely made some ideas and events seem less important than they really are. Which liter

ary device is the writer using? A. understatement B. paradox C. hyperbole D. irony
English
1 answer:
cricket20 [7]3 years ago
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I think this one is understatement 
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