GCELiterature in EnglishLiterary Terms and Devices2024

Read the following excerpt: 'Bola is no saint, but he is certainly no sinner.' The device used here is

AantithesisCORRECT
Blitotes
Ceuphemism
Dparadox
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Why the answer is A, and why the others tempt you.
Antithesis places contrasting ideas ('saint' and 'sinner') in parallel structure within the same sentence to create a rhetorical effect. Litotes is understatement using negation, euphemism substitutes a mild expression for a harsh one, and a paradox is a statement that seems contradictory but reveals a deeper truth.
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