Question

"It wasn't the grounding—that didn't keep us back but a little. We blowed out a cylinder-head." "Good gracious! anybody hurt?"

"Well, it's lucky; because sometimes people do get hurt." This excerpt provides an example of a(n) _____. allusion hyperbole paradox understatement

Answer 1

im almost certain it’s a paradox, because it’s a contradiction of how people could get hurt. she asks if anyone gets hurt and they reply and say that sometimes people do get hurt. i could be wrong but im almost positive thats what it is