Question

read the passage. michael was a really big guy. he was a linebacker on the football team, and his shoulders were twice the size of most people’s. everyone knows michael at school, but no one actually knows his real name. they just call him “tiny.” which literary device is the author using? symbolism paradox verbal irony understatement

Answer 1

Michael was a really big guy. he was a linebacker on the football team, and his shoulders were twice the size of most people’s. Everyone knows michael at school, but no one actually knows his real name. they just call him “tiny.” which literary device is the author using?

Answer: Of the literary devices presented above the one that is being used by the author is paradox.

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Answer 2

The correct answer to this question is "paradox."

"michael was a really big guy. he was a linebacker on the football team, and his shoulders were twice the size of most people’s. everyone knows michael at school, but no one actually knows his real name. they just call him “tiny.” "

The literary device that the author is using is paradox.