Read the passage.

the weather forecaster predicted heavy rain and flooding. however, only a few clouds passed over, causing it to sprinkle. “that was sure a big downpour,” a radio commentator noted.

which literary device did the author use in the passage?

understatement

dramatic irony

verbal irony

paradox

Read the excerpt from "politics and the english language" by george orwell. by this morning’s post i have received a pamphlet dealing with conditions in germany. the author tells me that he "felt impelled” to write it. i open it at random, and here is almost the first sentence that i see: "[the allies] have an opportunity not only of achieving a radical transformation of germany’s social and political structure in such a way as to avoid a nationalistic reaction in germany itself, but at the same time of laying the foundations of a cooperative and unified europe.” which statement is correct? orwell uses an example and statistical evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses an example and a quotation for evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses hypothetical and factual evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses hypothetical and statistical evidence in this excerpt.

If you begin to question the validity of the catholic church's teachings, then you could be considered a

Aspy novel would probably be a novel of