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UI Post-UTME Literature in English 2019 (Model questions) Question 16

Question 16

Figures of Speech

Understatement is an attribute of

  1. A.Hyperbole
  2. B.Meiosis
  3. C.Irony
  4. D.Metonymy
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Answer: B (Meiosis)

Explanation

Meiosis is deliberate understatement; hyperbole is its opposite.