Question

When swift the narrator suggests that his proposal is modest what rhetorical technique is he using?

A)Hyperbole
B)Idiom
C)Understatement
D)Sarcasm

Answer 1

C is correct for apex

Answer 2

When swift the narrator suggests that his proposal is modest, the rhetorical technique he was using is understatement. So the correct answer is
C)Understatement . The other choices are incorrect because it does not show any understatement in its excerpt.