Name the figure of speech in this line.
"It was no easy task to climb the wall."

HyperboleCorrect answerYour answerSimileCorrect answerYour answerOxymoronCorrect answerYour answerLitotesCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

"No easy task" means a hard task, said by denying the opposite. An understatement made with "no" or "not" is litotes.

Worth noting

Hyperbole would overstate it: "the wall was a mile high".

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Name the figure of speech in this line."It was no easy task to climb the wall."