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Black_prince [1.1K]
2 years ago
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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."
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Ivanshal [37]2 years ago
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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.

Learn more about an understatement here:

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