Question

2.

Read the sentence.
As the thermometer reached 1050, Sean remarked, "It is a bit warm today!"
What literary device is used in this sentence?
A allegory
B.
metaphor
C.
symbolism
D. understatement

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

It's an understatement.

It is not an allegory: nothing is being referred back to.

It is not a metaphor: nothing is being compared to anything else.

It is not symbolic: nothing is taking the place of something else.

He is simply stating a fact while looking at a blast furnace.