USA HISTORY

A technique of creating emphasis by saying less than is literally true

(A) repetition

(B) parallelism

(C) ** understatement

Concept note-1: -Understatement-The technique of creating emphasis by saying less than what is actually or literally true. Sarcasm-A type of verbal irony often in the form of a remark in which the literal meaning is complimentary but the actual meaning is critical.

Concept note-2: -Hyperbole is a rhetorical and literary technique where an author or speaker intentionally uses exaggeration and overstatement for emphasis and effect.

Concept note-3: -An oxymoron (plurals: oxymorons and oxymora) is a figure of speech that juxtaposes concepts with opposite meanings within a word or in a phrase that is a self-contradiction.

Concept note-4: -An irony of situation is when an event occurs that directly contradicts expectations.

Concept note-5: -satire definition. the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.