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Compare and contrast the Litotes and the Hyperbole? Provide at least one example of each.

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This solution compares and contrasts the Litotes and the Hyperbole providing an example of each.

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Litotes is an understatement employed for the purpose of enhancing the effect of the ideas expressed, as in the sentence "The English poet Thomas Gray showed no ...

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