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In which sentence is the literary device litotes used?


A.He did not know where this road led.

BHe disagreed with the coach’s strategy.

C.He declined Jerry’s invitation to go fishing.

D.He commented that her house was no palace.

E.He was distraught at the state of world affairs.

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MrsTate

D. He commented that her house was no palace.

A litote is an understatement that expresses the affirmative by saying the negative of the contrary. The other statements are all just statements, they do not give any indication of a deeper level of meaning. Another example of a litote is: That wasn't the messiest house I've ever seen. In this statement, the house is being described as messy by saying that it is not.

ajinems

The sentence where the literary device litotes is used is that he commented that her house was no palace. That is option D.

What are litotes?

Litotes are figure of speech that is used to negate a positive word or item in order to convey an understated irony.

From the list of options given the rest are just normal statements except 'he commented that her house was no palace'. This is because from the sentence, he commented on her house ( which is positive) and no palace (which is negative).

Here the negative has been used to convey the understated irony.

Therefore, the sentence where the literary device litotes is used is that he commented that her house was no palace.

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