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Read the following excerpt from The Great Gatsby:"Anyhow, he gives large parties," said Jordan, changing the subject with an urban distaste for the concrete. "And I like large parties. They're so intimate. At small parties there isn't any privacy."Which literary device does this passage best exemplify? A.Understatement B.Paradox C.Sarcasm D.Hyperbole

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The correct answer on APEX is Paradox.

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the answer is B: paradox
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