Q
Which of the following best describes litote, a favorite rhetorical device in Old English poetry ?
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A
A. Embellishment at the service of christian doctrine
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B
B. Repetition of parallel syntactic structures
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C
C. Ironic understatement
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D
D. Stress on every third diphthong
Correct Answer:
C. C. Ironic understatement