In which sentence is the literary device litotes used?

a. He did not know where this road led.
b. He disagreed with the coach’s strategy.
c. He declined Jerry’s invitation to go fishing.
d. He commented that her house was no palace.
e. He was distraught at the state of world affairs.
Litotes -using double negatives or, in other words, positive statement is expressed by negating its opposite expressions.
Do you think the answer is D

2 answers

Yes, D. :)
Thank-you
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