In which sentence is the literary device litotes used?

a. he did not know where this road led.
b. he 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.

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.

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