In the final paragraph, the author writes, “Players must stop being encouraged to trade their careers,
health, happiness, and their lives for the sake of a game.” Which of the following literary devices is
used in this quotation?
A. Irony, characterized by the expression of something which is contrary to the intended meaning.
B. Climax, characterized by the arrangement of words, phrases, or causes in an order of ascending
power.
C. Litotes, characterized by the expression of understatement used for intensification of a rhetorical
purpose.
D. Hyperbole, characterized by the use of exaggeration for emphasis or rhetorical effect.
E. Apostrophe, characterized by a sudden turn from addressing the general audience to addressing
a specific person, group, or personified abstraction.