(Question 31) In context, the phrase "of no moderate depth or scope" (lines 17-18) is an example of

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(A) litotes (B) hyperbole (C) synedoche (D) allusion (E) metaphor

Asked by Dylan C #550986 on 2/2/2017 12:55 AM

Last updated by Dylan C #550986 on 2/2/2017 1:02 AM

Answered by jill d #170087 on 2/2/2017 1:00 AM

(A) litotes

Answered by Dylan C #550986 on 2/2/2017 1:02 AM

Nice. That's what I got! Is it because the phrase is an ironic understatement?