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Hyperbole, Understatement, and Litotes
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AP.103 Hyperbole, Understatement, and Litotes
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Read the passage from an essay on digital work: "Her inbox did not merely fill; it staged a coup." Which explanation best describes the hyperbole?
A
It understates her workload so the messages seem easy to manage.
B
It uses litotes to praise her email habits.
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It turns overload into a comic takeover, emphasizing how powerless she feels before the messages.
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It gives a literal political account of an office rebellion.
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