The literary device used in the sentence is C. understatement; a comic tone. The phrase "left me a little wet" downplays the likely severity of being drenched in a torrential downpour, creating a humorous effect through the understated description.
Which literary device is used in the following sentence and what tone does it help create?
My walk to school during yesterday’s torrential downpour left me a little wet.
A. sarcasm; a bitter tone
B. verbal irony; a critical tone
C. understatement; a comic tone
D. hyperbole; an uneasy tone
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