What literary device does Gwendolen use when she says, "I think there must be some slight error"?

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Yoselin Chang

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21 February, 18:17

What literary device does Gwendolen use when she says, "I think there must be some slight error"?

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Camren Fox · Answer 1

The literary device that Gwendolen uses when she says, "I think there must be some slight error" is an understatement

Explanation:

Understatement is a literary device that is used by writers to intentionally make a situation less important or strong than what it actually is. In the line "I think there must be some slight error" Gwendolen reduces the intensity of her comment by using the words "some slight" before the word error, this makes it less impacting.

Killian Marshall · Answer 2

C. understatement

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What literary device does Gwendolen use when she says, "I think there must be some slight error"?punparadoxunderstatementepigram

What literary device does Gwendolen use when she says, "I think there must be some slight error"?

pun

paradox

understatement

epigram