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Helga [31]
4 years ago
12

While Reyna was driving to work, her car engine sputtered, stopped, and started smoking. Reyna pulled over to the side of the ro

ad and got out of her car. Suddenly, the engine caught fire and started burning out of control. She called her office to say she was running late. “I’m having a little car trouble,” she told her boss.
Which literary device did the author use in the passage?


paradox

understatement

allegory

symbolism
English
1 answer:
satela [25.4K]4 years ago
6 0
Understatement. Having your car set on fire and then calling it a little car trouble is an understatement
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