Just Mercy

Stevenson mentions that “ . . . this whole nightmare – the conviction, the death sentence, and the heartbreak and devastation of this miscarriage of justice – would likely never be completely over for him” (193). Which literary device is Stevenson using?

A.

Foreshadowing – to warn or indicate what might happen in the future

B.

Understatement - intentionally describing something that lessens its intensity or importance.

C.

Hyperbole - using exaggeration to make a point.

D.

Metaphor - a statement that compares two things without using a joining word.

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A. Foreshadowing – to warn or indicate what might happen in the future.