Denise came in from shoveling snow in the driveway. Her lips were blue, her nose was red, and there were little icicles on her eyelashes. “I may have to skip a swim in the lake today,” she told her mother. Which literary device did the author use in the passage?
a. understatement
b. irony
c. hyperbole
d. allegory



Answer :

D. Understatement

Yes, I am correct.

a. understatement

The author uses understatement to make it look like Denise knew her condition was bad, and that it was very cold outside, but by sayin I might have to skip a swim in the lake today, she says that it is very cold outside by making it look like the weather is a little bad.