Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence:
Winning the state chess title at the age of twelve is no small feat.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Litotes
A feat is something hard that someone manages to do. “No small feat” means a very big achievement. The speaker praises the young player by saying the win was not small.
| Figure | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Hyperbole | a big exaggeration made for effect | I have a mountain of homework this weekend. |
| (2) Metonymy | uses the name of one thing for something closely linked to it | The whole stadium cheered when the captain walked out to bat. |
| (3) Litotes (answer) | an understatement: the speaker says something positive by saying “not” or “no” with its opposite | Dadi’s gajar halwa is not bad at all. |
| (4) Paradox | a statement that seems to go against itself but still holds a truth | The more you learn, the more you realise how little you know. |