Identify the figurative language being used: Saying “It is a bit cold today,” when the temperature is 5 degrees below freezing. A) understatement B) personification C) idiom D) analogy

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Identify the figurative language being used:

Saying “It is a bit cold today,” when the temperature is 5 degrees below freezing.

A)
understatement

B)
personification

C)
idiom

D)
analogy

English
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The correct answer is

A)
understatement

Johntanquinco answered Jun 9, 2017

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A) Understatement
5 degrees below freezing isn't "a bit cold", it's freezing!

Coisox answered Jun 12, 2017

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