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20 April, 19:23

Read the following excerpt for The Great Gatsby:

"Anyhow, he gives large parties," said jordan, changing the subject with an urban distaste for the concrete. "And I like large parties. they're so intimate. At small parties there isnt any privacy.

which literary device does this passage best exemplify?

A. hyperbole

B. understatement

C. Sarcasm

D. Paradox

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  1. 20 April, 22:59
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    The answer

    should be D Paradox
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