read the line from act ii of the importance of being earnest. cecily. it is always painful to part from…
read the line from act ii of the importance of being earnest. cecily. it is always painful to part from people whom one has known for a very brief space of time. the literary device used in this line is a(n) understatement. paradox. epigram. pun.
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Brief Explanations:
An understatement is a figure - of - speech that presents something as less important or intense than it is. A paradox is a statement that seems self - contradictory but may contain a truth. An epigram is a short, witty, and often paradoxical statement. A pun is a play on words. The given line "It is always painful to part from people whom one has known for a very brief space of time" is a paradox because it seems odd that parting from people known for a short time would be painful, yet it can be true in human emotions.
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paradox