Question

When the author refers to "a scrupulous attention to a puerile kind of propriety," she:

A) uses a simile
B) uses understatement
C) repeats phrases
D) uses a metaphor
E) repeats a particular sound

Answer 1

When the author refers to a "scrupulous attention to a puerile kind of propriety she is using an understatement because the sentence is minimizing the significance of  what is obviously important.