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OpenStudy (anonymous):

In the book that Nicole is reading, the writer makes a forceful contrast between expectations and reality, creating a surprise ending. Which literary device is the author using? irony hyperbole allegory understatement

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The answer to this would most likely be A, as irony is "a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects" (part of official diction) and the others don't quite fit that description.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you again!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@lady1234 is right! its a

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