Brainly.com... incite | mea... the plot of s... Resistance... Objectives Maryam Trad 02:Pretest 2:Literary Elements and Devices || 21. Bryce is reading a passage from his favorite story. He finds the story humorous because of the deliberate exaggeration. The writer describes people, things, or events as if they were much greater than they really are. Which literary device is the author using? o symbolism o understatement hyperbole irony