WAEC Literature in English 2014 Objective — Question 6

Question 6 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2014 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

An understatement is otherwise called

A. litotesCorrect
B. conceit
C. pun
D. contrast

Explanation

Litotes is an understatement in which double negation is used to downplay the seriousness of an expression.

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