Which detail from "In Another Country" by Ernest Hemingway is an example of understatement? A. "'Good,' he said. 'You will be ab
le to play football again better than ever.'" B. "'I am sorry,' he said, and patted me on the shoulder with his good hand. 'I would not be rude. My wife has just died. You must forgive me.'" C. "The doctor went to his office in a back room and brought a photograph which showed a hand that had been withered almost as small as the major’s, before it had taken a machine course, and after was a little larger." D. "The girls at the Cova were very patriotic, and I found that the most patriotic people in Italy were the café girls—and I believe they are still patriotic."
The detail from "In Another Country" by Ernest Hemingway that is an example of understatement is: C. "The doctor went to his office in a back room and brought a photograph which showed a hand that had been withered almost as small as the major’s, before it had taken a machine course, and after was a little larger."
<h3>What is an Understatement?</h3>
An understatement is a speech that has little import compared to the real meaning. This means that the author does not fully convey the gravity of the words.
In sentence C, the content of the picture was hard to bear but this was not fully highlighted by the speaker's choice of words.
"I would explain to him that while collecting coins is his hobby, I have other hobbies of my own which includes hiking and bike racing.
I do not find the collection of coins as a fun thing to do in my pass time as it does not pump my adrenaline the way bike racing and hiking does.
I am sure that my father would understand my decision to follow what makes me happy, the same way he does what makes him happy, which is collecting coins."
The above is the template that you can use to write your essay to make your argument as to why you cannot do what your father wants you to do.
