Maria is reading a humorous story in which many of the ideas are downplayed or treated casually. which literary device is the author using in the story?
a. symbolism
b. allegory
c. hyperbole
d. cunderstatement

D. Understatement

Explanation:

Understatement is a literary device in which an author intentionally makes a statement of less importance or intensity than what the reader would normally expect. Understatement is usually intended to have an ironic effect, due to its contradictory and unexpected nature. In this case, if Maria feels like the author intentionally downplays many important ideas, it is likely that he is using understatement.

the audience knows that nora is intentionally failing to dance correctly, but helmer doesnt

pandas are endangered because of habitat destruction by humans.

as of 2014 there were around 2,000 left, since then, it supposedly has risen 17%.

they are a very endangered species.

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