Question

The morning dawned dark and gloomy, then rain began to pour. This was the one day out of the year that Shelby, a weather forecaster, had taken off work to go camping. Which literary device did the author use in the passage? A understatement B paradox C irony D allegory

Answer 1

A. understatement

Step-by-step explanation:

In the statement, the weather forecaster, Shelby has taken off work to go camping, is the day that it begun raining. It's understatement because the sentence seems sarcastic.