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Read the following excerpt from Mark Twain's "I Sell a Dog":


Three dollars? Only three dollars? Why that dog is a most uncommon dog; he can't possibly be worth less than fifty. If he were mine, I wouldn't take a hundred for him.


Which comedic technique does this excerpt best illustrate?

A.Understatement

B.Hyperbole

C.Irony

D.Sarcasm

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JordonYoung

A.Understatement
B.Hyperbole 
C.Irony 
D.Sarcasm
 B IS THE ANSWER

dispyskirden

The comedic technique that this excerpt best illustrates is a hyperbole.

A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that should not be taken literally. The speaker doesn't actually mean that he wouldn't take a hundred for the dog, but rather is saying that the dog is worth a lot. He cannot understand why the dog is only three dollars when he is so special.

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