Carefully reread the following sentence from the passage: “In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fishes, that things in general were settled for ever.” Based on this sentence and its context within the passage, what literary device is the author using to convey point of view? [RL.11-12.6] A. understatement B. hyperbole C. irony D. synecdoche